INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- After he shook Vikings safety Joshua Metellus for an 8-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the Chargers ' 37-10 win Thursday night, rookie tight end Oronde Gadsden II celebrated by yelling in Metellus' face, which prompted an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

For a team that had racked up penalties in recent weeks, it would seem this would be a point of frustration for teammates and coaches. But on this night, that didn't seem to matter.

This was L.A.'s newest star letting the football world know he had arrived.

"He's just super talented," Chargers coach Jim 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."

Gadsden finished with

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