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Chargers' Gordon has a sprained right knee ligament

COSTA MESA, Calif. - The Los Angeles Chargers officially lost one of their most dynamic playmakers Monday, but the development was still "good news."

That was coach Anthony Lynn's assessment after the team learned that Melvin Gordon suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee.

The Chargers' leading rusher almost certainly won't play Sunday in Pittsburgh; he will be evaluated week to week beyond that. Lynn said he "absolutely" maintains hope that Gordon will return before the end of the regular season.

"It just

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