"Gadsden finished with five catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, continuing his emergence as the Chargers' latest burgeoning star. Last week, with the Chargers honoring Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates at halftime, Gadsden had one of the best games by a rookie tight end in NFL history, finishing with seven catches for 164 yards and a touchdown. It was the fourth-most yards ever by a rookie tight end and the most by a Charger since Gates in 2009."
""He's just super talented," Harbaugh said. "The thing that strikes me the most is he plays like he's been playing in the NFL for two, three, four years. He seems like a four-year, five-year player to me.""
"After he shook Vikings safety Joshua Metellus for an 8-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Chargers' 37-10 win on Thursday night, rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II celebrated by yelling in Metellus' face, which prompted an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty."
Oronde Gadsden II has emerged as a major playmaker for the Los Angeles Chargers with consecutive standout games. He scored an 8-yard touchdown and finished with five catches for 77 yards in a 37-10 win, following a 7-catch, 164-yard performance the previous week. He became the first rookie tight end since Mike Ditka in 1961 to total 240 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns across two games. Coaches and teammates praise his advanced route running, quick assimilation of the offense, ability to get open, and seemingly veteran-level play despite rookie status.
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