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By now, the whole football world is aware Melvin Gordon and his agent aren’t happy. It’s been well documented by the media this week that he is prepared to hold out “as long as he has to” and if the Chargers aren’t willing to give him the contract he wants, he’s asking to be traded. According to the report, he’s also asking to be paid amongst the top running backs in the league. This directly implies he’s demanding a 13-15 million dollar annual salary. Let’s look at the 3 current contracts that lead the running back market and compare where they were in their career to Melvin Gordon’s current state. David Johnson 3 years, 39 million dollars (13 million per) with $24,682,500 guaranteed, via Spotrac.com. The Arizona Cardinals decided after Johnson dislocated his wrist in week 1 of 2017 this wouldn’t be an injury to hinder him throughout his career. Ironically, thanks to his injury, the thinking was most likely that he didn’t have much tread on his tires, only about 550 career touches at the time. They also had
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