Los Angeles Chargers: Two early trade partners for Melvin Gordon
By Jason Reed
2. Miami Dolphins
If the Los Angeles Chargers want to find a team to get the most out of a trade with, then they have to look for a team that needs a running back and has cap space to bring Gordon in with a long-term contract.
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The Miami Dolphins fit that billing as they have one of the worst running back groups in the NFL and have enough cap space to give Gordon the kind of payday he is looking for. Most importantly, the team is either going to have Josh Rosen or Tua Tagovailoa (if the tank works) as the quarterback moving forward.
Having a quarterback on a rookie contract is a huge asset and allows the team to pay Gordon. The only problem is that acquiring Gordon would kind of defeat the purpose of the tank unless the Dolphins plan on limiting him this season before signing him to a long-term deal.
The Dolphins are an AFC team but they are not one that is going to be in the Super Bowl hunt in the near future, thus they are not someone that the Chargers necessarily need to be concerned about.
Gordon doesn’t get to play on a winning team but he does get to get paid, so that is something.
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I mean, at the end of the day, that is what this holdout is all about: getting paid. He probably wouldn’t care too much being on a losing team while being a millionaire in Miami.