Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon has returned to the team, but he still has some hurdles to jump before he’s fully reinstated by the NFL.
That means Gordon will not practice let alone play until the league determines he’s ready to do so. Gordon’s treatment plan is managed by the NFL, so they will make the call on when he has satisfied that jointly negotiated—by the player, league, team—treatment plan.
Brian McCarthy, the NFL’s lead spokesman, said Gordon returning to the Browns is “part of the process” but that there is “no timetable for the next steps,” per the Plain Dealer’s May Kay Cabot.