🏈 Bolts TE Gadsden benched by father in fantasy

Los Angeles Chargers choky extremity Oronde Gadsden II scored 29.4 phantasy points successful Week 7 against the Indianapolis Colts, but though he's the most added player successful ESPN Fantasy, there's 1 manager who volition not beryllium starting the rookie -- his father.

Former NFL wide receiver Oronde Gadsden, who spent six seasons with the Miami Dolphins, spoke astir his phantasy shot roster absorption successful a play spot connected 1043 WQAM sports vigor successful Miami.

"It's the 2nd week successful a enactment I've mislaid by nether 10 points, and successful my league they were like, 'What dada leaves his lad connected the bench?'" the elder Gadsden told the "Hoch, Crowder and Solana" show.

Despite the breakout game, Gadsden II volition stay connected his father's seat to not messiness with his fortunate play the past 2 games. "We playing phantasy shot present ... he's going to enactment connected the bench," Gadsden said. "Nobody other got him, we chill with it, I'm cool.

"He gon' thrust the pine!"

In Week 7, Gadsden II became the 4th rookie choky extremity successful the Super Bowl epoch to grounds 150 receiving yards successful a game, according to ESPN Research. Additionally, helium was the archetypal Chargers rookie choky extremity to log much than 100 receiving yards since Hall of Famer Antonio Gates.

The younger Gadsden is the astir added subordinate successful ESPN Fantasy this week, seeing his roster percent surge from 2.4% to 53.4%, and helium is Eric Karabell's top waiver pickup among choky ends, particularly with six teams connected their bye week successful Week 8.