Free agent Melvin Gordon says running back is worst position to play right now: 'Literally sucks'

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The running back position in the NFL is one that has increasingly lost value over the last several years as teams are finding worth in younger, less expensive running backs instead of spending big money on well-known free agents. 

Free agent Melvin Gordon is one of those running backs looking for a home next season, and the eight-year veteran knows how difficult it is to play his position in today’s NFL.

From left: Melvin Gordon, Patrick Mahomes and Clyde Edwards-Helaire of the Kansas City Chiefs participate in practice prior to Super Bowl LVII at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 8, 2023. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

"I still want to play. I got some tread on the tires," Gordon said this week on "The Jim Rome Show."

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"It’s just so tough for running backs right now, man," he continued. "You have a lot of running backs that’s out there. We just don’t get no love. It’s literally the worst position to play in the NFL right now. It literally sucks. 

"I’m just staying ready because I know what I can do. I know once I get in camp, or I get in any camp, I can turn some heads."

Melvin Gordon of the Denver Broncos high-fives a fan before the game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Nov. 13, 2022. (Silas Walker/Getty Images)

Gordon, who was drafted by the then-San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, appeared in 10 games for the Denver Broncos in 2022 before winding up on the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad. 

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