When the Cleveland Browns and Josh Gordon announced this past week the troubled wide receiver was entering an in-patient rehabilitation center, just days before his four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy was to be lifted, many waited for the other shoe to drop.
It did Sunday, when the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Gordon’s rehab stint coincided with an alleged “slip-up” that may serve as yet another violation of the league’s drug and alcohol policy.
Gordon’s battle with substance abuse has been no secret, as he’s been suspended multiple times by the NFL and played just five games since leading the league with 1,646 receiving yards in 2013.