The Seahawks hope they finally found the perfect environment for wide receiver Josh Gordon. One of the most talented receivers in the league, Gordon’s career has been consistently impacted by his struggles with mental illness and substance abuse. After sitting out last week’s game against the Buccaneers, Gordon is expected to make his debut for Seattle and play a “fairly significant amount” tomorrow against the 49ers, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Gordon told reporters that Seattle had long been a target destination for him, according to Mike Florio of NBC Sports. Reports recently revealed Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had lobbied team executives to sign controversial wide receiver Antonio Brown and in Gordon’s statements he mentioned that he and Wilson had discussed teaming up “for awhile.”
Here’s more from around the NFC West:
- Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds is planning to return in Week 11, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Edmonds has been out with a hamstring injury and hopes his injury will respond well to another week of rest. Currently with a healthy David Johnson and Kenyan Drake, Arizona would arguably have the deepest group of running backs in football if Edmonds returns to form.
- In their biggest game of the season, the undefeated 49ers will be starting three 22-year old linebackers in their base defense. However, the team is not particularly worried about their youth, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. Kwon Alexander‘s season-ending pectoral injury alongside other injuries to veterans on the depth chart forced rookies Dre Greenlaw and Azeez Al-Shaair into prominent roles alongside second-year player Fred Warner. However, according to Barrows, all three have showcased high levels of maturity throughout the year. In fact, Al-Shair argues that he faced a bigger battle making it this far as an undrafted free-agent than anything he will face against the Seahawks tomorrow.
Mental illness? Let’s get a helmet on that man!
Spoken like a dumbass……
Mental illness is nothing to joke about.
He chooses to play rather than get clean and get medical help.
Idle hands are the devil’s playground. Work can help folks keep away from doing bad.
“The Seahawks hope they finally found the perfect environment for wide receiver Josh Gordon.”
Yeah, he’s been dreaming of living in a city like that to get his career back on track. Not like 5heres any temptation anywhere…
Seattle is great destination for Josh Gordon because of Pete Carroll’s friendly, encouraging attitude. That’s the kind of attitude Josh Gordon needs to stay on the straight & narrow