ENGLEWOOD, Colo. The new Denver Broncos, who are running back Melvin Gordon, have already discovered what he calls the ‘biggest difference’ between his five seasons with the Chargers and his first job on the field with the Broncos this summer: about 5,200 feet worth of height.
“I’m having a bit of trouble, I’m struggling a bit with the height here, ” Gordon said after Sunday’s practice.” What I keep hearing is if we play in other places, we will not even get so tired I look forward to it. ”
Gordon and Phillip Lindsay have essentially split the plays with the incipient onslaught at the start of camp. And while Gordon has shown no ill effects when he spins the ball in drills, he said he just feels the difference – play to play, practice to practice – at the moment.
Many players who have come before him have said that if they lived anywhere else in the offseason, they would often try to return to Denver a week or two before training camp opened to work out for the first time. exercise of the team.
“Right now, it’s hard, trying to finish downfield, and things like that, ” Gordon said. It’s really dry, I try to drink water every second, my lips are dry. That’s the biggest adjustment, works all offseasons and comes here and you still feel like you’re not in shape because of the height. ”
Gordon signed a five-year, $ 16 million deal with the Broncos in the offseason after five years with the Chargers. Broncos coach Vic Fangio has said he has plans to use both Gordon and Lindsay enough in the team’s offense, but how the two backs split the rush hour remains to be seen.
Gordon had nearly 1,000 yards one season with the Chargers to go with another 997 yards, as he had four seasons with at least 41 catches.
“I’m fine with the boys,” Gordon said. … De [altitude] is different, but everything else – of course it’s a change, but you need to be able to adjust it so you just take it when it comes. ”
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