NFL NFL conditionally reinstates Patriots WR Josh Gordon (1 Viewer)

[Thunderchild]

Wonder how long he stays this time. I wish him the best, but history isn't on his side. Talented dude.

NFL conditionally reinstates Patriots WR Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon is back in the league again. The NFL is conditionally reinstating the New England Patriots wide receiver following his indefinite suspension.

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The NFL is conditionally reinstating the New England Patriots wide receiver following his indefinite suspension, the league announced.

"We are all rooting for Josh to succeed, both personally and professionally," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "Everyone shares in that hope and will continue to support him to every extent possible. But as Josh acknowledged, ultimately his success is up to him."

Gordon is allowed to return to New England's facility and engage in conditioning work and individual workouts on Sunday. Subject to appropriate progress on clinical care and other arrangements, Gordon will be permitted to participate in team activities including practice. The receiver may attend but not play in New England's third preseason game on Aug. 22.

 

[Meachemdat]

Of course he is....couldn’t have NFL’s Golden Boy without any receivers this year. They don’t even try to hide it anymore....

 

[BlackandGoldXLIV]

Holy Jupiter! What a happy ending..................for Josh.

 

[jasonsw]

Could have been an all time great. Unfortunately, even if he gets it all together there is not enough seasons left in his career to achieve that pinnacle.

 

[roguesaint]

wait I thought he was out for good now? lol whatever

 

[dutar76]

This will make my friend who's held onto him for all these years in our keeper league... happy until he gets suspended again next month.

 

[SweetT]

Of course he is....couldn’t have NFL’s Golden Boy without any receivers this year. They don’t even try to hide it anymore....

Different set of rules for Robert Kraft’s team.
Robert Kraft runs the NFL

 

[woohoosaint]

 

[Merl]

Different set of rules for Robert Kraft’s team.
Robert Kraft runs the NFL

That is pure BS.

 

[DerrickB]

The league really wants this guy to succeed, do they? How many chances has he gotten?

 

[BoNcHiE]

This is like his 50th indefinite suspension. At what point do you stop giving him chances?

 

[SaintsGold]

 

[SweetT]

That is pure BS.

He was suspended for entire seasons (plural) in Cleveland and denied for reinstatement (multiple times). Dude goes to NE, gets suspended, and granted reinstatement easier than he did in Cleveland. Goodell wants to “help” him now, but clearly didn’t want to “help” him in earlier in his career.....probably when he needed it most. Name another player that has had that many chances???? Why does Goodell burn evidence for them, doesn’t suspend their coach? Say it with me BURNED THE EVIDENCE!!!! That only means one thing, that the evidence had to be so bad that it couldn’t get into the wrong hands. Dude was quick to suspend our coach for an entire year and had literally no proof. Different set of rules sir. Different set of rules

 

[Saintman2884]

I don't necessarily agree with Colin Kaepernick's beliefs or refusing to stand for the National Anthem out of protest due to social injustices or police brutality, those are different matters entirely, but I am wrong for suggesting that he what he did or his actions, as controversial as they were, merit him getting blacklisted to start at QB or be a backup QB for another team or even try out more then the countless times Josh Gordon has been suspended, reinstated, suspended again, then reinstated again. And it's remarkable how his reinstatement chances improve and his career opportunities brighten once Browns traded him to New England.

And don't think I'm done yet, Sean Payton and the Saints organization gets railroaded deliberately by Goodell and NFL FO due to the Bounty Gate fiasco concocting and orchestrating evidence that we gave out bounties to defensive players to injure them. They had their minds made up to make us the scapegoats for a larger, systematic problem with the incoming lawsuits from deceased ex-players families and relatives due to CTE-brain damages. We had to be the sacrificial lambs that Goodell had to be "tough" on to show these deceased players families they were doing something about it. It was all nonsense and bullshirt but from a PR standpoint, it worked for the most part for the NFL. Payton got suspended for an entire year, could have no contact with players, team officials, assistant coaches, ended up coaching his son's middle league football team for a year in Dallas, TX. Belichek gets caught cheating by stealing opposing teams' signals, secretly taping their pre-game warmups in big games, playoffs, SB's, and all he gets is a slap on the wrist and the Patriots lose a 1st round pick and pay a relatively-small fine.

Now, you tell me, where the real BS is comparing the circumstances surrounding these two situations?






Funny how much the worm seems to turn yet nothing much ever really changes.

 

[SAINT BIGAL]

The crazy part of this whole situation is that he has been suspended for more games than he's actually played in! For his sake, I hope he gets it together.