Josh Gordon reiinstated conditionally
 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/17...B&sf31712346=1

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has been reinstated on a conditional basis from his indefinite suspension for multiple drug violations.

The NFL announced Gordon's reinstatement Monday, saying that he will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to Gordon on Monday, saying he has "every belief that [Gordon] will make the right choices."

"As we discussed at our [July 19] meeting, as Commissioner, I want nothing more than to see you turn your circumstances around and succeed," Goodell wrote to Gordon. "Countless others including your agent, teammates and coaches, Mr. Haslam and the leadership of the organization, the Program professionals and Jim Brown also have pledged to provide you with every resource at their disposal. But as you acknowledged, ultimately, your future is your responsibility. I have every belief that you can make the right choices, but it will be up to you to do so."

Well I see i fat fingered the iiiii in reinstated.

Trade them a 4th for him?

Wait till he hits free agency then sign him for a bag of weed before trading him to Denver

Cleveland is the new Title Town

Might take a brick the way he burns through it.

Guess that car dealership job is on hold until he mess up again.

But, seriously RGIII can throw deep.... Could be good FF pickup

RG3, Coleman, Gordon

Baylor Browns

Aaaaaaand he's suspended again

I wonder how he's going to celebrate.

K2 :shrug:

Reid could fix him.

I'd even make it a conditional 4th that could go to a 3rd if he doesn't get suspended.

I think he would put our offense over the top if he can stay focused and motivated.

We should have traded for him over the off-season

Manziel made Josh look rehabilitated.

WTF? How long have I been asleep?

Shit training camp is getting ready to start, and now they know he will be allowed to play.

Ok before today.

josh gordon enters rehab..
 

josh gordon enters rehab...
http://www.espn.com.au/american-foot...entering-rehab

(video removed because espn doesn't know how to code their shit properly )

Quote:
BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon says he is entering rehab, an announcement that comes less than a week before he was set to rejoin the team.

"After careful thought and deep consideration I've decided that I need to step away from pursuing my return to the Browns and my football career to enter an in-patient rehabilitation facility," Gordon said in a statement released through the Browns on Thursday. "This is the right decision for me and one that I hope will enable me to gain full control of my life and continue on a path to reach my full potential as a person. I appreciate the support of the NFL, NFLPA, the Browns, my teammates, my agent and the community through this extremely challenging process."
the question is: did he **** up and is hoping for leniency again by getting treatment? and he's done in cleveland

AND **** YOU ESPN FOR REDIRECTING ALL MY .COM LINKS VIA .AU!!! HAD TO **** UP A GOOD THING DIDN'T YA

He had how long to take care of this and decides to do it now?

WHat a dumb son of a bitch but we already knew that.

Better this than not.

Too bad. He was fun to watch

Would trade 2 firsts and my firstborn for him/CP

JUST LET THE KID SMOKE POT... Who honestly cares if he enjoys pot so much. Let him be, let him play, leave him alone already.

Damn...I took a flyer on this guy with my 3rd to last pick in the draft hoping by miracle he'd come back and play..looked good in preseason.

Damn that would've been a steal.

I bet half of his mental troubles are that he just wants to GTFO of Cleveland. Who can blame him?

Wait. Is he entering rehab for weed? Weed?!

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He probably smoked again and had another test, so figured out this might be the easiest way to avoid it, or avoid another harsh NFL penalty.

He's been to rehab. Apparently, he has anxiety and self-confidence issues, which lead to marijuana use.

I don't think the guy is "partying" so much as he has Social Anxiety Disorder among other issues.

Should've picked up Pryor

That's a mother****er to deal with in life. Particularly with his stature. Imagine everyone wanting to talk to you and you being scared to death to talk to them.

LOL, first thing I thought of when I heard about this.

"You in here for some marijuana?!?!"

"I sucked dick for coke, you ever suck dick for marijuana?"

"ummm no"

"boo this man!!"

Whatever his root cause issues are, he has had plenty of time to deal with it prior to now when he was about to get reinstated and actually play again.

I know your opinion on pot and I personally think the fear of it is overrated.

That being said I believe just like some people can drink and not be an alcoholic and some people cant, some people cant recreationaly smoke weed. They have an addiction issue.

This is obviously the case here IMO.

Who said it's an addiction to pot? He simple can't smoke pot and play in the NFL. Which is sad if pot helps him. And I know it does.

Your first line is pretty insensitive.

Plenty of time? This is nothing new for him. He's been to rehab, he's been suspended yet he can't stop smoking weed. It's not because he's partying, he's self medicating.

I completely disagree. This isn't a "party" issue, this is a deep psychological issue. Ricky Williams dealt with Social Anxiety Disorder and smoked, too.

Personally, if weed does it for him, good! Who in the ****ing world wants to be on Lithium, opiates, Xanax, et al, every single day of their life?

100% agree. Young man is an incredible football talent, his employer needs to stay out of his personal medicinal choices and let him play football. I would love to see him sue the league over all of this.

Even if his addiction is caused by some other ongoing mental problem, dude is still an addict.

To think anything otherwise is nonsense.

He was suspended in college for failed drug tests.

He has exactly 1 season out of 5 in the NFL now where he hasn't failed a drug test.

This is the textbook definition of addiction.

I know it goes against your whole "there is absolutely nothing wrong with weed" personal theory but it is what it is.

Couch-Potato huh? Interesting user name, its almost like its not obvious you are a pot head.

:facepalm:

Yeah, he'd be so much better off if he was on Adderall or Xanax.

Booze is perfectly fine. Start some bar fights. Shoot yourself in the leg. Beat your girl, ad nauseum.

Dude just wants to feel better. **** him, right? If the NFL cares like they say, let the man play. It's weed, FFS.

Let them all smoke. Less injuries that way anyway. Von Miller should roll a fattie before a game. He'll be less of a douche on the field.

Did you get some type of clinical diagnosis that nobody else is aware of or are you just making assumptions based on your own opinion?

Based on what? Is it all the football hits he has taken being suspended for most of his career?

You guys are picking a hilarious hill to die on but again you are both smokers so its obvious the motivation.

:facepalm:

I'm not a "smoker".

He obviously is an addict. Regardless of why he is addicted, the very definition of "addiction" is to continue behavior which is inherently self-destructive, and you know it's self-destructive. His use of marijuana is self-destructive in that it is ruining his NFL career.

All that said, the NFL should seriously revisit its marijuana policy. There is no real, legitimate, reason that it should be on the banned substances list any more than alcohol. If someone abuses it and it causes issues, then he can be dealt with by the gentle, loving, tolerant personnel conduct policies of Kommissar Goodell. Otherwise, WTF cares. Public perception on the issue has chagned, as has the law in many states, to recognize that marijuana is not in remotely the same class of drug as cocaine or heroin.

I don't know how many times I've said this, but weed is only possibly mentally addictive. That's it. And from a league that feeds buckets of painkillers that are terribly addictive to its players, the anti-marijuana stance is absurd.

My bad, "user".

You do realize that most addiction stems from a mental aspect right?

I agree with all of this.

They will stop testing for it eventually, probably as part of the next CBA.

I'm not even a "user".

JFC.

Summer of 2015, on the advice of a doctor, I got a medical card and two vapes, one of which was CBD cannabinoid with only 7% THC. I haven't touched either one since around September of last year and they're probably bad.

Before that, I hadn't "experimented" since I was 16 years old.

That said, I have no problem with it, as seemingly everyone I know has a medical card. It's stupid that it's a banned substance in the NFL.

He wants to feel better against the disorders. You'd rather him be addicted to SSRIs or something. MUCH worse, IMO.

Some real Reefer Madness going on with you

Sue them for what?

What disorders? You know something nobody else does?

Reefer madness huh? So you are only reading half my posts?

Shit is about to be legal here anyways.

Yep

nope, too soon.

It will take awhile before they stop tasting, maybe even a federal move towards legalization.

Always follow the money.

The Government won't legalize pot because Big Pharmacy is bribing them not to. Pot will cut into their billion dollar a year pain pill cartel .

The NFLPA won't push to stop testing because they don't want to give up money in exchange for stopping testing.

I believe it to be a performance enhancement drug.

Hell, Doc Ellis pitched a no-hitter tripping on LSD. Love that story. lol

weed is not a drug. lets get that straight ermkay :D

its not only that big pharma will lose out, but the oil industry, the paper industry, the textiles industry. pot/hemp has over 1000 uses that could aid society.

the irony is it's the drugs the docs have the people on that make things worse. it warms my heart when i see examples where children are treated with the oils and their seizures 'almost immediately stop' (i am not being literal here, but my point is made). :D

Not sure if serious but do you know that it is not even tested for by the Olympics?

cause its not a drug. i should clarify. a drug is something that is man made of synthetics that can potentially kill in large doses. alcohol, drug, pepto bismol, drug, weed, not a drug :D