Josh Gordon was going to be a restricted free agent on Wednesday, then he wasn’t. The Cleveland Browns wide out who was drafted in the 2012 supplemental draft continues to play out the longest rookie contract possibly ever.
Gordon has no one to blame but himself as suspension have kept him from accruing enough time on the field to reach free agency, even though there was a small window where some thought he may at a minimum be a restricted free agent in 2018.
The NFLPA reportedly had told Pro Football Talk that Gordon was set to hit the restricted status on Wednesday.