Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With just Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones at the running back position, you'd expect Tampa Bay to be interested in adding Gordon. He's a dynamic back and would join an elite group of pass catchers in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and O.J. Howard. Gordon could completely turnaround a Bucs rushing attack that finished 28th in the league last season.
#Bucs running back depth chart at present:
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) September 1, 2019
1. Peyton Barber
2. Ronald Jones
3. Dare Ogunbowale
* Ogunbowale easily best pass catcher of the group & Tampa Bay is going to be throwing a lot this year.
Philadelphia Eagles
Reportedly, the Eagles have already made an offer for the talented running back that was declined by the Chargers. Gordon makes perfect sense for the Eagles, who are currently relying on rookie Miles Sanders and Jordan Howard for production. The Eagles finished 2019 with the 29th best rushing attack in the league.
Did a little digging around on the Melvin Gordon trade market. To give you an idea of where it is, only offer I came across was from Philly.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) September 4, 2019
In that deal, Jordan Howard would go to LA, the teams would swap mid-round picks, and the Chargers would eat salary. LA obviously said no.
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins are left with Kenyan Drake and Kalen Ballage at running back. Has anyone even heard of Kalen Ballage? Drake is a versatile back, but he's not going to be a workhorse back like Gordon. This trade might have happened, if the Dolphins weren't tanking this year.
FWIW this projects Kalen Ballage to get goal-line work and handle 1/3 to 1/2 of the RB snaps. Kenyan Drake back healthy, to get the rest. https://t.co/C9ZBgB8Sl0
— Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) August 27, 2019
