Josh Gordon‘s quest to return to the NFL took a positive turn today. The NFLPA determined that the embattled wideout “successfully completed his NFL-monitored treatment program,” tweets ESPN’s Adam Schefter. As a result, the NFLPA has recommended to the NFL that Gordon be reinstated.
We heard back in July that Gordon had officially submitted his reinstatement letter to the league office and commissioner Roger Goodell, and the receiver was hoping to be in training camp with a new squad. Gordon still needs Goodell to sign off on that reinstatement letter, but that’d be one of the final steps to Gordon returning to the league. Per Schefter, the receiver is “ready to play and vaccinated,” so all he’d need after reinstatement is a contract offer.
Gordon was a first-team All-Pro in 2013 when he led the league in receiving yards with 1,646 in only 14 games, but things quickly unraveled after that. He’s been suspended numerous times, and last played in 2019 when he appeared in six games with New England and five with Seattle. Gordon’s most recent reinstatement was rescinded in February, making him once again suspended indefinitely. He was then released by the Seahawks in early March.
The NFL was reportedly giving the 30-year-old random drug tests for the past three months, and Gordon was “said to have passed all tests.” The NFLPA has corroborated that report, and now the league’s commissioner controls the fate of Gordon’s NFL future.
Lol wat
Give the guy a break he deserves a 14th chance lol
dude should be banned from playing for life he’s already used up all his chances
Exactly, everyone deserves a second chance but this junkie has had enough. He is the NFL version of MLB’s Darrel Strawberry
Or Steve Howe…
I agree that he shouldn’t get yet another chance because after all I read he doesn’t seem like a good guy, but his drug is weed. I think it is very harsh to call someone who smokes a “junkie”.
Weed might be he substance of choice, but it was not his only one.
You can be a “junkie” with just about anything, my friend.
Roger once again protecting the shield?
But kap is being blackballed. Lol . Gordon can’t run a go route w/o smoking a doobie halfway through at this point.
Lap isn’t blackballed – he just can’t play football. Worst QB ever, I would prefer to have Ryan Leaf as my QB over the loser Kap…
Kap was objectively better than Leaf. Leaf also has been in and out of jail for drugs and domestic stuff. So you’d rather have a worse, crook then a guy who kneeled.. wonder why? Hmm
It was a figure of speech Sky… no one wants anyone of those two losers. Kap and Leaf both are crooks.
Yes, I do have a problem with someone who kneeled. I’m a military veteran and I think it’s a slap in my face. I don’t see Kap signing up to serve the military.
Kap was demanding more money than he was worth even when he was still fresh off playing. its plain and simple – no one wanted him.
Exactly. Can’t be an activist and fight the machine that is the NFL and expect them to pay you what you think are worth. He sacrificed his career for a greater cause, he should have seen that coming.
It’s weed. Not performance enhancing at all and far less addictive than alcohol. League needs to quit being dinosaurs and stop testing for it.
He’s a human being that has an addiction problem. It’s not a dinosaur perspective. It’s a humanitarian perspective. This will be his 5th attempt in trying to stay clean. The NFL should stick by him, but not allow him to play. Every time he try’s to comeback he relapses within 2 to 3 weeks. The last time didn’t even take 8 days. It screams he can’t deal with the atmosphere.
Kat was given a tryout showcase and a paycheck to go away…good riddance!
Kap blackballed himself, he was given chances and chose to want more then he was worth. Owners can refuse to pay him that.
Needs that NFL paycheck to keep feeding his addiction. Can’t we all be so lucky to take in 6 figures for a few months of practice before getting put back on the exempt list?
I only make like 75k a year and can easily afford to smoke pot every day.
Bring em back bring em back!
Let him play
Let him drink his drink and smoke his smoke, without being harassed by the NFL.
He can do that all day and night, but employers have rules and if you can’t abide by them then stay home and drink your drink and smoke your smoke on your own terms.
Exactly.
Just like employers have rules and if you can’t abide by them then stay home and enjoy your unvaccinated “freedom” on your own terms.
Quality example of at will employment.
Nobody said anything about vaccines dude. Please don’t bring all of that tomfoolery in here
Is he a factor back?
No he is a wide receiver
Haven’t we done this enough times?
Nope. If you can catch a football, the rules are WAY different.
He has what 2 permanent bans? Guy played OK for us then went on a bender. I have his next appeal after he gets approved then fails a drug test. It was the inoculation they screwed up injected him with medical pot. Just say good bye football is better when idiots don’t play. Except lineman they are crazy. Lol
Again ?
Wish he would leave and play in the XFL, CFL, Arena Football. No need for him in the NFL again!!
I’m wondering why nobody has tried to market a Gordon Boomerang. “No matter how often you try to throw it away it keeps coming back”.
Cause this is murica not kangarooland!
In all seriousness can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a boomerang. Closest thing was the TV channel my kids watch.
My GF bought me a boomerang for Christmas and honestly it’s amazing. Although I probably almost killed myself and several other humans and animals numerous times lol
3 months…..wow
Good for you Josh.
All he has to do is not do drugs no matter what it is and he would be set for life. If he can’t do that he doesn’t deserve it.
Dude is old and unreliable. He might get signed to a practice squad as a COVID emergency starter, but he’ll never make it back to starter status.
Good lord. Again? Booze and smoke your career into a marijuana fog once, shame on you. Booze and smoke your career into a marijuana fog eleven times…
Josh Gordon needs two assistants/trainers who literally follows him. Rotate days/weeks to assure he doesn’t do anything the violates NFL rules.
Maybe the guys who were supposed to keep Josh Hamilton on the straight and narrow are available. Call the Josh Patrol!!!