BREAKING: Chargers RB Melvin Gordon Officially Ends Holdout

September 25, 2019, 7:15pm EST (Updated: March 2, 2023, 7:00pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that the disgruntled tailback is officially ending his holdout and will report to the team’s facility on Thursday.

Sources: The holdout is ending. #Chargers RB Melvin Gordon is, in fact, reporting to the team tomorrow. He won’t play this week, but he is planning to be back in the fold with his teammates.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 25, 2019

Gordon was hoping to be one of NFL’s highest-paid RBs alongside Todd Gurley, Ezekiel Elliott, David Johnson, and Le’Veon Bell, but the Chargers front office refused to move off its offer of $10 million per season, even though he wanted $13M.

The 26-year-old is set to make $5,605,000 for the 2019 season after the team picked up his 5th-year option.