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Alex Smith ranked fifth in accuracy-plus, and he had the second-highest percentage of open throws in 2017 after having third third-most in 2016.Chargers’ Casey Hayward blasts NFL top-100 ranking: ‘Y’all got to be crazy’ - Gavino BorquezHayward has proven to be one of the game’s best cover cornerbacks over the past two seasons, as no one amassed more than his 11 interceptions between 2016-17. The 28-year old CB was named to Pro Football Focus’ All-Pro First Team and the Associated Press’ All-Pro Second Team for his outstanding season in 2017 for L.A."Heartbroken" Chargers Rallying Around Hunter Henry - Ricky Henne“We’re definitely going to miss him,” echoed Russell Okung. “He has the zeal, passion and character that we want our players here to be. It’s really hard to see him go down that way. Hunter’s a big part of what we do, but he understands just like everybody else that when one guy goes down, the expectations are the next guy behind him will come out Desmond King Jerseys 2019 , do his job and do it well.”Inaugural Chargers Invitational Making Impact in Community - Hayley Elwood“We’re very proud to come together with this prestigious organization acting as civic leaders,” said Lara Khouri, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of CHLA.“We want to thank (the Chargers) for sharing the commitment that we have to Los Angeles’ present and its future.Being part of the Chargers’ organization’s efforts to build a new home in Los Angeles is something that we support鈥?We look forward to a great future together.”Social Media Information:BFTB Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBFTB Twitter: Follow @BFTB_ChargersThe Lightning Round Twitter: Follow @Lightning_RoundThe Lightning Round Facebook: Click here to like our pageBFTB Manager: Richard Wade: Follow @RichardWade Last year, Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell won his freedom from Pittsburgh by sitting out the entire season. This year, with Chargers running back Melvin Gordon threatening to do the same thing, some think that, like Bell, Gordon could end up forcing his way to free agency by literally doing nothing.But there’s a big difference between the two players. Bell’s path to free agency came from the specific rules regarding the franchise tag. With Bell sitting out all of the season in which the franchise tag had been applied to him for a second time, the Steelers would have had to offer a franchise tender fueled by quarterback salaries in order to franchise tag Bell for a third time. The Steelers chose not to do that, and the Steelers also chose not to apply the right-of-first-refusal-only transition tag White Adrian Phillips Jerseys , which the Steelers eventually learned would have cost as much as Bell’s franchise tag would have cost in 2018 (, $14.52 million).Gordon still has a year left on his rookie contract. Sitting out the full year would simply push the final year of his rookie contract to 2020, at the same $5.605 million he’s due to make this year.If Gordon chooses to miss regular-season games, he’d need to return by the Tuesday after Week 10 (but probably earlier due to the roster exemption for which the Chargers would be eligible) in order to get credit for the fifth and final year of his contract. The Chargers could still use the franchise tag or the transition tag on Gordon in 2020, but there’s no guarantee that they would.Even if the Chargers franchise-tag Gordon, his salary would more than double for 2020. He then could skip all of the offseason program, training camp, and the preseason at no expense, he could make the full amount of his franchise tender by showing up as late as Labor Day weekend, and then he could sit out all of 2021 (if franchise-tagged again) Adrian Phillips Jerseys 2019 , forcing his way to free agency like Bell did for 2022.That’s all theoretical. As a practical matter, Gordon needs to realize that, regardless of his personal beliefs as to the value of running backs, teams don’t see it that way. At any given moment in time, only a small handful of running backs are truly special (currently, they are Ezekiel Elliott, Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, and maybe Le’Veon Bell). Every special back is only one year or one big hit away from being readily replaceable but a much cheaper, younger White Michael Schofield Jerseys , and healthier option right out of college.Gordon falls into that “readily replaceable” category. He’ll find that out if/when he holds out, if/when he demands a trade, and if/when no team offers the Chargers significant compensation and Gordon market-value money in order to make a deal happen.That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t take a stand. It’s good to see players who are willing to defy and disrupt a system that, for many of them, simply isn’t fair. But any player who takes that stand needs to be standing on firm, solid ground. Gordon’s ground may not be nearly as firm or solid as he seems to think it is.