Josh Gordon has once again applied for NFL reinstatement, but the star wide receiver is likely going to have to find a new team if his ban is lifted this offseason.
Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain dealer was told by a source that the Browns will likely try to trade Gordon and could even release him if he is granted reinstatement. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to make a decision within the next month or so.
Gordon has already had several chances to straighten his act out in Cleveland, and he continues to show the team he cannot remain on the right path. The 25-year old has been suspended for 43 of the Browns’ last 48 games, and he most recently checked himself into rehab back in September after continuing to struggle with alcohol addiction. Gordon was in line to have his four-game suspension lifted prior to what was described as a “slip-up” at the time.
Gordon failed multiple drug tests for marijuana while in college at Baylor prior to being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in 2012. The issue continued in the NFL, where he has violated the league’s substance abuse policy on multiple occasions. Gordon was arrested in 2014 for driving while impaired and has been suspended more than once.
Interestingly enough, Gordon checked himself into a rehab facility the same day he received the results of a paternity test he was nearly arrested over.
