That makes more sense. I didn't know about all those substances or game time use. I maintain my opinion that the leagues policy on marijuana use is unfair and hypocritical, but sounds like a lot more going on beside some off time recreational use.
LOL he says he will never forget his time there..........except for the times he was so high he can't remember.
It shouldn't be a rule, but it is. All the players know it's a rule. If a player wants to choose weed over an NFL career, then he's a fool.
They can smoke all they want in a few, short years when their career is over.
Or they can smoke now and go work at a car lot
Players are only tested once a year, and the window for testing is from a date in spring to training camp, late April to mid-late July. So they know when it's coming. Most tests are done at camp in July because all the players are there and the costs are MUCH lower than sending someone out to each players house. And if you think about it we hear about failed tests a lot in that time period. It isn't like PED testing which is random.
All a player has to do is stop smoking weed for a month prior, say June 1st, and they will test clean...........then they can smoke all they want for nearly the next year. Players who fail this test are pretty stupid.
Unfair and hypocritical or not it's the rule per the CBA and players have to abide by it. If they want to change it badly enough they will have that opportunity in the next negotiations it's all a question of what they're willing to concede to do it.
IIRC the NFL was willing to do a trade off for more stringent and in depth testing for PED's the likes of which the Olympics and some other sports use. The Union wouldn't agree to it I guess.
I think in the next CBA will see testing for weed removed.
When in his right mind this dude is a top 5 reciever
If we look at his game logs that doesn't hold up though.
He had a remarkable stretch in 2013, simply fantastic, but outside of that handful of games that season he's been decent and that's pretty much the story. He has a very low catch rate too.
It's a case of a guy being a physical freak because he is really big and really fast.
If we look at "averages" we will see the real story.
In order for a WR to rack up 1000 yards he has to average 63 per game. Gordon has played 41 games and reached a yardage total higher than 63 21 times, and had yardage totals lower than that 20 times. He has 17 games where he didn't even reach 50 yards.
He has this rep that is a mirage really, based on a 4 game stretch in 2013 where he gained 774 yards of his carer 3106. So he gained 25% of his lifetime total in 4 games. If you look at his 8 game stretch that year it equals 1097 yards. A spectacular run for sure and he has never come anywhere close to it before or since. It was literally just like his nickname......flash.
Factor those 4 games out and he averages 63 yards a game. Factor out the 8 game stretch, and by the way he has a 21 yard game and a 44 yard game sandwiched in there and you get 61 yards per game. That isn't a top 5 guy. Then you have to consider he was the teams #1 WR. That type of production isn't that great, it's pretty decent but no more.
He's a guy who can play in the NFL, but there are plenty of players like him, usually about 20 a year have that level of production.
