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Getty Images Melvin Gordon will return to the lineup this week. He may or may not start, but the running back will have something of a limited role against the Broncos. That’s the word from Chargers coach Anthony Lynn. “I like what Austin Ekeler‘s been doing in the backfield, but Melvin will...

Getty Images Week Five of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...

Getty Images Melvin Gordon missed three games and didn’t play in a fourth. He held out, and for his trouble, lost somewhere between $1.063 million and $2.771 million. The Chargers running back still doesn’t have a long-term deal. Ezekiel Elliott held out and didn’t miss a game, with the...

Getty Images Running back Melvin Gordon returned to the Chargers last Thursday and was in uniform for their game against the Dolphins last Sunday, but he didn’t play any snaps. Gordon was active because the team was short on backs with Justin Jackson injured and he’s set to be active against...

Getty Images The Chargers tried to make do without Michael Badgley short term, but the kicker had a setback in rehabbing his groin injury, Tom Pelissero of the NFL reports. So the Chargers are signing kicker Chase McLaughlin with Badgley still a “couple weeks away” from a return, according to...

The Chargers are running short at tight end, so they’re turning to a guy who is used to clearing running lanes. With so many injuries concentrating at one position, the Chargers have used fullback Derek Watt there recently, an expanded role he enjoys. “It looks very similar to what I do at...

Getty Images Twice already this season the Chargers have needed a tight end. Twice this season they have added a tight end not named Antonio Gates. The Chargers brought back Gates last year after Hunter Henry‘s injury. They didn’t look Gates’ way either time this year. The team signed Lance...

Getty Images The Giants claimed defensive end Chris Peace off waivers from the Chargers, the team announced Monday. He fills the roster spot of linebacker Ryan Connelly, whom the team placed on injured reserve with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Peace, 23, played in the Chargers’ season...

Getty Images Chargers pass rusher Melvin Ingram exited Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury, and he’s likely to miss some time beyond that. Ingram will miss time, likely a couple weeks, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. After struggling with injuries early in his career, Ingram has...

Getty Images Josh Rosen had his moments in last week’s game against the Cowboys. He was perfect on the Dolphins’ first drive Sunday. After the Chargers drove for a field goal on the game’s first possession, Rosen led Miami right down the field. He completed all four of his passes for 75...

Getty Images Josh Rosen completed his first seven passes, torching the Chargers. He has missed his last two, but they weren’t his fault. After the Dolphins reached the Los Angeles 10-yard line, Jakeem Grant lost 2 yards. Rosen threw a perfect pass to running back Kalen Ballage, who dropped it...

Getty Images With Melvin Gordon as a spectator, Austin Ekeler has carried the load for the Chargers. He has eight carries for 25 yards and four catches for 46 yards. Ekeler’s last catch went for an 18-yard touchdown, giving the Chargers a hard-fought 17-10 halftime lead over the Dolphins...

Getty Images The Chargers didn’t need Melvin Gordon. They didn’t need their kicker either. And Philip Rivers didn’t even finish the game, with Tyrod Taylor getting a chance in mop-up duty after the Chargers scored 20 unanswered points to pull away from the Dolphins 30-10. Los Angeles ended...

The Chargers signed Lance Kendricks two weeks ago after Hunter Henry was diagnosed with a tibial plateau fracture. Antonio Gates remains a free agent. Will the Chargers look Gates’ way this time around? Kendricks and Sean Culkin were the only active tight ends Sunday, with Henry and Virgil...

Getty Images The Chargers activated running back Melvin Gordon on Saturday, so he’s eligible to play against the Dolphins on Sunday. It appears the plan is for Gordon to wait to make his first appearance of the 2019 season, however. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Gordon is set to be in...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Raiders at Colts Raiders: WR Dwayne Harris, G Gabe...

Getty Images Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is set to make his 2019 debut on Sunday, just days after ending his holdout. The Chargers put Gordon on their 53-man active roster today, making him eligible to play tomorrow against the Dolphins. These are the Dolphins we’re talking about, so...

Getty Images Now that running back Melvin Gordon has returned to the Chargers after an extended holdout, it’s time to tabulate the maximum cost of the decision to skip training camp, the preseason, and three games of the regular season. Obviously, Gordon has lost three game checks. At a base...

Getty Images After running back Melvin Gordon reported to the Chargers on Thursday, head coach Anthony Lynn didn’t rule out the possibility that he’d play against the Dolphins on Sunday but he did make it sound like a highly unlikely development. We’ll see if an injury to another member of the...

Getty Images The Chargers are still without their kicker. The team announced that Michael Badgley was out again this week with a groin injury. They’ve been using punter Ty Long in his absence, with mixed results. Long missed a pair of field goals in Week Two, but was perfect the rest of the...