HOUSE Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended by the NFL following Week 15 last year for an indefinite time for violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement under the league’s drug policy. Gordon’s been previously troubled with similar circumstances in 2015 and 2016, but he’s looking to be reinstatement again as he’s applied for another comeback. Gordon had 720 receiving yards on 40 catches last season in 11 games played. Gordon was a restricted free agent this past spring and signed a one-year deal worth $2.025 million with the Pats this offseason. https://billswire.usatoday.com/2019/08/04/buffalo-bills-2019-opponents-patriots-wr-josh-gorden-applies-for-reinstatement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Screw 3rd, 4th & 5th Chances. I hope Goodell offers an emphatic ‘HELL NO!’ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Rinse, repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Hate to see talent wasted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Byrd Man Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 He is with the patriots. Of course he will be reinstated. Roger has to take care of his massage parlor buddy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Screw 3rd, 4th & 5th Chances. I hope Goodell offers an emphatic ‘HELL NO!’ I'm not sure if this story from Boston.com has ever been shared here, but Jesus Christ, what a read. It all starts out with him using Xanax in 7th grade. One quote I'll post is also very telling ... “I’ve been enabled most of my life honestly,” Gordon said. “I’ve been enabled by coaches, teachers, professors — everybody pretty much gave me a second chance just because of my ability.” I, too, think he's had too many chances. But I also believe there's a lot more to it than being, "a pothead." The guy needs help and I hope he gets it. But I really, really, really, don't want him playing for the Patriots!! https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/09/18/josh-gordon-drugs-suspension-timeline Edited August 4, 2019 by Gugny 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Biscuit97 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Original Byrd Man said: He is with the patriots. Of course he will be reinstated. Roger has to take care of his massage parlor buddy Look, I hate the Pats but this stuff is getting dumb. If he loved the Pats, he won’t have suspended Brady. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Screw 3rd, 4th & 5th Chances. I hope Goodell offers an emphatic ‘HELL NO!’ ....heard he has Vince McMahon on speed dial.......they offer 11 lives versus the standard 9............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 He's not coming back. He served just 2 games after violating conditional reinstatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, Doc said: He's not coming back. He served just 2 games after violating conditional reinstatement. ...Lingerie League with Dopey Dickie Jauron works.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Like a broken record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Maiden Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I've read that his issues are more beyond smoking weed....he's also having issues with opiods....if true, not good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, Iron Maiden said: I've read that his issues are more beyond smoking weed....he's also having issues with opiods....if true, not good.... Sounds like benzos as well. You name it, he does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 If I’m Goodell enough is enough. I know he’s got issues and needs help, but you do not have a right to play football for a living, and if you refuse to follow the expectations laid out then you don’t get to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 49 minutes ago, Gugny said: I'm not sure if this story from Boston.com has ever been shared here, but Jesus Christ, what a read. It all starts out with him using Xanax in 7th grade. One quote I'll post is also very telling ... “I’ve been enabled most of my life honestly,” Gordon said. “I’ve been enabled by coaches, teachers, professors — everybody pretty much gave me a second chance just because of my ability.” I, too, think he's had too many chances. But I also believe there's a lot more to it than being, "a pothead." The guy needs help and I hope he gets it. But I really, really, really, don't want him playing for the Patriots!! https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/09/18/josh-gordon-drugs-suspension-timeline Article spells out a lifetime loser. I see no good coming from him throughout his life and imo completely unworthy of another opportunity in the NFL. Of course he was enabled. Every great child athlete is. He has weak character. That’s on him. its lame to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, Chandler#81 said: Article spells out a lifetime loser. I see no good coming from him throughout his life and imo completely unworthy of another opportunity in the NFL. Of course he was enabled. Every great child athlete is. He has weak character. That’s on him. its lame to blame. It certainly doesn't seem that he's a good person, with the criminal activity (stealing, dealing, etc.). I just think that he's an addict with mental illness (obviously, just an opinion based on what we do know about him). I don't think he belongs in the NFL. I'm looking it at this more as a 28-year-old man whose life is in danger. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Gugny said: It certainly doesn't seem that he's a good person, with the criminal activity (stealing, dealing, etc.). I just think that he's an addict with mental illness (obviously, just an opinion based on what we do know about him). I don't think he belongs in the NFL. I'm looking it at this more as a 28-year-old man whose life is in danger. He needs mental and emotional help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerJ Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I believe in second chances, but Gordon's repeated disregard for the rules regarding drug use cast considerable doubt on any alleged sincerity in his rehab efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Original Byrd Man said: He is with the patriots. Of course he will be reinstated. Roger has to take care of his massage parlor buddy If this were true then he probably wouldn't have been suspended in the first place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Cripple Creek said: Hate to see talent wasted. Do you believe he should get another chance? Now me, I don’t care how much Pot he smokes, and the nfl aught to not to care either, it’s his brain after all, I think the federal government should legalize pot, tax it, and fund social security with that income stream, but that’s just me, maybe..., Go Bills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Don Otreply said: Do you believe he should get another chance? Now me, I don’t care how much Pot he smokes, and the nfl aught to not to care either, it’s his brain after all, I think the federal government should legalize pot, tax it, and fund social security with that income stream, but that’s just me, maybe..., Go Bills!!! I really don't care either. Unless the league policy changes I don't know that 10 more chances will do him much good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Mental health issues +no self discipline+addict+enablers posing as role models= bottomless pit of hell. poor kid Football? uh no.hell no Institutionalize the kid for a couple years and see if he can become a functioning human being. sorry. no hate though, just sympathy from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, C.Biscuit97 said: Look, I hate the Pats but this stuff is getting dumb. If he loved the Pats, he won’t have suspended Brady. This times 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 48 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Article spells out a lifetime loser. I see no good coming from him throughout his life and imo completely unworthy of another opportunity in the NFL. Of course he was enabled. Every great child athlete is. He has weak character. That’s on him. its lame to blame. The one caveat i would add though is that people can be genetically vulnerable to addiction. I had a beat friend in HS that was smart and came from a good home, great parents, great siblings but got addicted to everything. Along the way he went through some testing where the doctor determined he had genetics that make him very vulnerable to addictive substances. So its not as cut and dry always that it’s just them being a bad person, addiction is an ugly foe that takes a hold of a persons life no matter how much they don’t want it to. Gordon strikes me as this type of case, not just one of those cases where an athlete is just being an entitled jerk. Hope he gets the help he needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bills Blog Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 He'll be reinstated. Just when you thought the Patriots might have a weaponry issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Nothing would surprise me about the NFL and the Patriots. But this guy violated his conditional reinstatement. What is he going to get? A conditional reinstatement to his conditional reinstatement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Just now, Bills2ref said: Nothing would surprise me about the NFL and the Patriots. But this guy violated his conditional reinstatement. What is he going to get? A conditional reinstatement to his conditional reinstatement? Double secret conditional reinstatement? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 He will get and serve a 6 game suspension and return. It is the Pats after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuncha Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Gordon had enough chances. He shouldn't be allowed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 5 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: Hate to see talent wasted. ......unless it’s Patriot talent. ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 6 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: Hate to see talent wasted. Few people have wasted more talent than Gordon. He could’ve been the best playing the game right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Bills Fanatic Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I don't know enough about the specifics of his latest violation to judge his current situation. In general, he seems to have been given significant opportunities to keep the train on the tracks. His failure to take advantage of any of these chances seems to be a clear indication that he is incapable of doing so. Giving him a job with the ability to earn millions of dollars does not seem like a rational plan. He is likely to just refill his personal pharmacy and travel on down the road to his own self destruction. It is a very sad case indeed and reminds me of the Justin Blackmon case in Jacksonville. He was also a young supremely talented receiver with a chronic substance/alcohol problem. He was unable to get it together to have a career in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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