The day after the Browns’ shocking announcement that they would be releasing former All-Pro receiver Josh Gordon, more news on the troubled wideout is continuing to pour in. After initially stating Gordon would be cut, Cleveland quickly reversed course and made it clear they were going to look to trade Gordon and get something back in return.
The Browns apparently would prefer to trade him out of conference, and Gordon himself has his eye on two NFC teams. Gordon would prefer to be traded to either the 49ers or Cowboys a source told Adam Schefter of ESPN. Both teams have issues in their receiving corps and would make sense as possible destinations.
49ers GM John Lynch confirmed to reporters that the team did call the Browns about Gordon, saying the “team is doing its due diligence” according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports (Twitter link). Gordon grew up in Texas and played his high school and college ball there, so it makes sense why he’d want to go to Dallas. Kyle Shanahan was briefly his offensive coordinator in Cleveland, which might explain his attraction to San Francisco.
Another issue surrounding Gordon is his health. It was reported yesterday that he injured his hamstring during a promotional shoot and not at practice, and that the injury was one of the reasons the Browns were cutting ties with him. “Gordon is traveling tonight to see a specialist tomorrow to learn the severity of his hamstring injury” a source told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (Twitter link). The severity of the injury could be a determining factor in what sort of compensation the Browns get in a trade.
Wish I owned a vehicle that got the kind of mileage Gordon has been getting (based on 6 games played over the past 3 seasons).
Now that’s a good post
Jeez, what happened? Was he blazing in the parking lot before practice?
Oh most definitely but the team knows it would be harder to trade a suspended player so you say he wasn’t
I’m sure he’s been tested by now.
TROUBLE. NFL teams stay away and let this young man work on trying to pull his life together without the immense distraction and temptation that goes with being a professional football player. Quite possible he never plays again.
It’s sad but this to me seems like a person who has had so many chances he has not given a thought of helping himself because others will be there. Just because he can run and catch.
Well, this should be interesting.
It’s a shame…Another incredibly talented player, with an opportunity to be one of the best in the game at his position. Instead, he threw it all down the drain. These kids believe they will be young forever and will always have tomorrow. Unfortunately, his tomorrow just became his yesterday!
He has an addiction problem that started at a very very early age. It’s a hard thing to shake.
There’s a car lot somewhere needing a new salesman.