Syracuse, N.Y. — Oronde Gadsden II decided to forgo his college eligibility and enter his name in the 2025 NFL Draft instead of returning to Syracuse for another season.

That decision has proven to be a good one for the Los Angeles Chargers rookie tight end, who has had a historic two-game stretch.

Gadsden has accumulated 241 receiving yards and two touchdowns over the last two weeks. The last rookie tight end to have at least 240 yards and two touchdowns in two games was Hall of Famer Mike Ditka in 1961.

“Just staying consistent and coming in each and every day ready to work hard,” Gadsden told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard in a phone interview on Thursday afternoon. “Really ready to just show them what I got and just carrying things on from college and adding the things that they’r

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