Josh Gordon tests positive for alcohol, faces one-year ban
Posted by Mike Wilkening on January 25, 2015, 4:08 PM EST
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Browns wide receiver
Josh Gordon faces yet another NFL suspension.
PFT’s Mike Florio has confirmed Gordon is in line for a one-year ban for a violation of the NFL’s substance-abuse policy.
A source tells Florio that Gordon
tested positive for alcohol. Moreover, a source tells Florio that Gordon’s suspension looks to be a “done deal,” with a reversal of the ban
not expected.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported Gordon was set to draw a
one-year ban from the league.
If Gordon’s suspension sticks, it’s another major setback for a wonderfully talented player who has already lost 13 games to league- and team-levied suspensions in his NFL career.
The 23-year-old Gordon was suspended for the first 10 games of the 2014 regular season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. He caught just 24 passes for 303 yards in five games this season. He missed the last game of the season after being suspended for violating team rules.
The news of Gordon’s potential ban further throws his future with the Browns into doubt. After the season ended with Gordon suspended for the finale, coach Mike Pettine said the receiver was “squarely at a
crossroads with us.”
Now, it fair to wonder whether his Cleveland career will soon reach an end.