BEREA, Ohio -- Hue Jackson almost fell out of his chair Thursday when asked if he'll start Josh Gordon Sunday against the Chargers.
"Heck yeah, are you kidding me?'' he said with a laugh. "Yeah, he's going to start -- right away. I'm kind of surprised you'd ask. You have to play your good players, right?''
But what about not making too much of Gordon's first game since Dec. 21, 2017 -- a span of 1,077 days?
"That's not a big deal (to start him),'' Jackson said.
As for what he's expecting out of Gordon, who instantly became the Browns' best player when stepped on the field last week, Jackson said, "What I've been seeing in practice.