CLEVELAND — The last time we saw Josh Gordon on a football field was the 2016 preseason, when he shined in an electric performance against the Buccaneers in Tampa Bay.
The performance reflected the kind of talent that made Gordon, 26, one of the NFL’s top wide receivers before suspensions put a promising career on hold.
That could change in the near future.
Gordon, who hasn’t played in a regular season game since Dec. 21, 2014, because of multiple violations of the league’s substance abuse policy, was reinstated Wednesday by commissioner Roger Goodell on a conditional basis.