The hammer fell.
As Andrew Gribble of the Cleveland Browns website reported, the NFL has suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon for at least one year for yet another violation of the league's substance policy.
The team released a statement:
As we have conveyed, we are disappointed to once again be at this point with Josh. Throughout his career we have tried to assist him in getting support like we would with any member of our organization,” Browns general manager Ray Farmer said. “Unfortunately our efforts have not resonated with him. It is evident that Josh needs to make some substantial strides to live up to the positive culture we are trying to build this football team upon. Our hope is that this suspension affords Josh the opportunity to gain some clarity in determining what he wants to accomplish moving forward and if he wants a career in the National Football League. We will have no further comment on Josh as he will not be permitted in our facility for the duration of his suspension.
Of course, much of that disappointment stems from the fact that for a second straight season the floundering Browns are left with a wide receiver corps precariously short on talent.
Last year, the Browns didn't know until after free agency that Gordon would miss the season's first 10 games. Even then, the team did little in the 2014 NFL draft to address that absence.
This year there's more advance notice and hopefully a more aggressive plan to compensate for Gordon's inability to stay out of trouble.
Assuming that's the case, here's a handful of players the Browns should look to target.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/18M9oAa
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