Melvin Gordon's 5th-Year Contract Option Picked Up by Chargers

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    The Los Angeles Chargers will keep running back Melvin Gordon through at least the 2019 season after they picked up the fifth-year option on his contract Monday.

    General manager Tom Telesco announced the news at a press conference, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk.

    Warren Sharp broke down the history of fifth-year options for running backs.

    The Chargers selected Gordon with the No. 15 overall pick out of Wisconsin in 2015, and he signed a four-year deal worth more than $10.6 million with an option available for the 2019 campaign, per Spotrac.

    Gordon was a force in college with 2,587 rushing yards in his final season for the Badgers, so there were plenty of expectations surrounding him as a first-round pick. However, he didn't meet them right away and struggled to hit holes at the NFL level and serve as the game-changer he was in college.

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