BREAKING: Chargers Inform Melvin Gordon He Won’t Receive Contract Extension Before or During 2019 Season

Melvin Gordon won’t be getting paid…at least right now he won’t.

On Sunday, Chargers GM Tom Telesco announced Sunday that extension talks with RB Melvin Gordon would be postponed until after the season.

#Chargers GM Tom Telesco tells reporters that any contract extension talks with RB Melvin Gordon will be suspended until after the season. Unless Gordon can find a trade partner, he’ll play on the fifth-year option in 2019.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2019

Big news out of LA: #Chargers GM Tom Telesco says the team informed RB Melvin Gordon that contract negotiations will be suspended until the end of the season.

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 1, 2019

That news come a day after a report that the Chargers were allowing Gordon to seek a trade.

Gordon has held out from camp and the preseason as he was seeking a new deal that he now knows is not coming.

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Gordon is reportedly seeking a deal worth closer to $13 million per season from the Chargers or any other team that is willing to pay him.

He racked up 885 yards on 175 carries to go along with 50 receptions for 490 yards receiving and 14 total touchdowns during the 2018 season.