Broncos waive RB Gordon after latest fumble

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Broncos waived moving backmost Melvin Gordon III connected Monday aft helium fumbled Sunday -- for the 5th clip this play -- successful an overtime nonaccomplishment to the Raiders, Denver's sixth nonaccomplishment successful 7 games.

Gordon, 29, is the Broncos' person successful carries (90) and rushing yards (318) this season. But successful Sunday's 22-16 loss, Gordon fumbled astatine the Raiders' 2-yard enactment conscionable earlier halftime.

Though Broncos defender Quinn Meinerz recovered the fumble, kicker Brandon McManus' 25-yard tract extremity effort was blocked connected the adjacent play. A touchdown would person fixed the Broncos a 17-7 halftime lead; a tract extremity would person fixed them a 13-7 lead.

"He's a existent pro, he's done a batch of bully worldly present ... we thought it was champion for the squad and we moved connected and privation him the champion of luck, deliberation it's large for him to person a caller start," Broncos manager Nathaniel Hackett said Monday.

It was Gordon's 2nd fumble this play astatine the opponent's 2-yard enactment oregon person to the goal-line. Gordon fumbled astatine the Seattle Seahawks' 1-yard enactment successful the Broncos' season-opening 17-16 loss.

Gordon's fumble successful a Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Raiders was returned for a touchdown.

"I was sick astir it, obviously,'' Gordon said aft Sunday's loss. "I benignant of cognize what comes aft that astatine this point. I changeable my ain aforesaid successful the foot. I americium a small salty due to the fact that I was feeling it [Sunday]. That happened and I benignant of knew that I was going to person to find a mode to get backmost successful rhythm. I knew it was going to beryllium tough. I tried to marque splashes present and determination aft it but my stock of opportunities benignant of dwindled aft that, truthful that's my fault.''

Since Javonte Williams suffered a season-ending genu wounded successful Week 4, Gordon has bristled astatine times astir his relation successful a struggling discourtesy -- the Broncos are past successful the league successful scoring astatine 14.7 points per game. After Sunday's fumble, Gordon didn't get different transportation until determination was 13 minutes, 28 seconds near successful the 4th quarter.

Latavius Murray, 32, was signed disconnected the New Orleans Saints signifier squad Oct. 4 and has led the squad successful rushing attempts (63) since contempt having played 1 less crippled than Gordon implicit that span. The Broncos besides signed Marlon Mack to the roster earlier this month, but helium does not person a carry.

Gordon's ouster comes arsenic moving backmost Chase Edmonds, who the Broncos acquired arsenic portion of the commercialized of extracurricular linebacker Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins, suffered a close ankle wounded Sunday and near the stadium wearing a walking footwear connected his little close limb and ankle. Hackett said Monday that Edmonds has a precocious ankle sprain and volition miss "a batch of time" due to the fact that of the injury.

"It's not similar we didn't retrieve the shot ... it's unfortunate we didn't get 3 points aft that,'' Gordon said Sunday. "... We inactive had 2 quarters left, we inactive had a accidental to get points aft that, truthful it wasn't the extremity of the world, but unluckily for maine it was thing that happened.''

Gordon played 41 games for the Broncos implicit the past 3 seasons, scored 22 full touchdowns (19 rushing, 3 receiving), but besides had 12 full fumbles successful that time, 9 of those recovered by the Broncos' opponents.