Melvin Gordon, currently the NFL’s highest profile holdout, followed an assortment of football teams on Instagram over the weekend, including both Bay Area clubs.
Chargers RB Melvin Gordon, reportedly seeking trade, now follows Instagram accounts of the 49ers plus Raiders, Falcons, Eagles. And Chargers. And 650 others, including those of 49ers Tevin Coleman, Kyle Juszczyk, Arik Armstead, Jason Verrett, Richard Sherman and Dante Pettis.
— Cam Inman (@CamInman)
September 2, 2019 The situation with Gordon, star running back for the Chargers, is reminiscent of the offseason social media saga involving one Antonio Brown, now the frostbitten wide receiver for the Raiders.
Over the weekend, the Chargers brass announced that they
wouldn’t talk contract extensions with Gordon until after the season and have given his reps
permission to seek a trade. On cut day, the 49ers put Jerick McKinnon, the top running back on the depth chart, on injured reserve. Even with McKinnon sidelined for a second season in a row, the Niners still have Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert in the running back's room.
