VIDEO: Chargers RB Melvin Gordon’s agent requests trade

Melvin Gordon and the Los Angeles Chargers don’t seem to be making much progress on his holdout situation. ESPN’s Josina Anderson reported Thursday that the running back’s agent, Damarius Bilbo, asked the Chargers for a trade last week after the team stood pat with their initial offer of about $10 million a year.

Chargers RB Melvin Gordon's agent Damarius Bilbo tells me he requested a trade last wk for his client, after the team remained at their initial offer of aprox $10M/ year. GM Tom Telesco told Bilbo, Gordon is still family, but Bilbo was not given permission to seek trade partners.

— ig: josinaanderson (@JosinaAnderson) August 1, 2019

Gordon is seeking a new contract as he enters the final season of his rookie deal, a fifth-year option worth $5.6 million.

Biblo told Anderson that Chargers general manager Tom Telesco denied the trade request, saying Bilbo does not have permission to seek out trade partners.