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Chargers running back Melvin Gordon’s rookie season wasn’t what the team hoped for when they took him with the 15th overall pick of the 2015 draft.

Gordon ran for 641 yards in 14 games and fumbled the ball six times before landing on injured reserve because of a knee injury. Gordon had surgery on the knee last month and told Darren Smith of the Mighty 1090 that he expects to be back to full speed in a couple of months.

“It’s getting better. Rehabbing’s going well. I’m not where I need to be right now, but I got a lot of time. As long as I’m ready when it’s go time, that’s when it matters.”

Gordon’s injury was one of many suffered by members of the Chargers offense in 2016 and they’ll need to avoid a repeat of those problems, along with better play from Gordon and the offensive line, if they’re going to get their record moving back in the right direction.