Melvin Gordon Injury Update: Chargers RB Ruled Out for Week 15 vs. Raiders

December 16, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

San Diego Chargers running back Melvin Gordon will miss the team's Week 15 game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday while recovering from knee and hip injuries. 
Ricky Henne of the Chargers' official website reported Gordon was officially ruled out Friday.
Gordon sitting out the clash with the Raiders was always the expected outcome.
Eric D. Williams of ESPN.com reported Monday an MRI showed a hip strain and a left knee sprain after last Sunday's loss to the Carolina Panthers.
The second-year rusher out of Wisconsin appeared in each of the team's first 13 games. He's racked up 997 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground, while adding 419 yards and two more TDs coming out of the backfield in the passing game.
San Diego head coach Mike McCoy stated the fact that the team's leading rusher is just three yards away from 1,000 won't factor into the decision-making process over the final few games, per ESPN.com.
"We're not going to throw him out th...

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