Big John Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 per NFLN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 › seahawksPR Seahawks PR STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON: Josh Gordon of the Seattle Seahawks has been suspended indefinitely without pay for violating the NFL policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Well that should just about do it. When the Pats cut him and he was late I figured he was back off the wagon. No more chances this time unfortunately. Edited December 16, 2019 by purplemonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Wow. Poor guy just cannot get it controlled even with the best of resources available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 It's sad, he'll probably be dead in 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 minute ago, League_Champion said: It's sad, he'll probably be dead in 5 years. Yeah, this is not going to end well. No chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Just now, DMD said: Yeah, this is not going to end well. No chance. Definitely not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Just now, League_Champion said: It's sad, he'll probably be dead in 5 years. I think he's been heavily using drugs since his early teens. Probably can't feel normal without them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Yeah here you go. Xanax in 7th grade and escalated from there. That many drugs when the brain is developing can't be good. I probably couldn't stay sober myself https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/09/18/josh-gordon-drugs-suspension-timeline 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, League_Champion said: It's sad, he'll probably be dead in 5 years. Agree. He doesn't seem like a bad guy or anything, at least what I know of him. Poor dude just can't control his demons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, purplemonster said: Yeah here you go. Xanax in 7th grade and escalated from there. That many drugs when the brain is developing can't be good. I probably couldn't stay sober myself https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/09/18/josh-gordon-drugs-suspension-timeline I didn't know that. Xanax in seventh grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 hours ago, purplemonster said: Yeah here you go. Xanax in 7th grade and escalated from there. That many drugs when the brain is developing can't be good. I probably couldn't stay sober myself https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2018/09/18/josh-gordon-drugs-suspension-timeline Thanks for sharing. I think this is the saddest part of it all: “I’ve been enabled most of my life honestly,” Gordon said. “I’ve been enabled by coaches, teachers, professors — everybody pretty much gave me a second chance just because of my ability.” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Despite being in the league off and on since 2012 he's only made $5 million. After taxes and whatever other shenanigans he probably doesn't have barely anything left. And I'm not sure he qualifies for any kind of pension with his limited years of service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, DMD said: Wow. Poor guy just cannot get it controlled even with the best of resources available. Yes poor guy I'm thinking he just has no will power, this isn't heroin or meth with a physical addiction. Apparently he cannot function without being high, and that is against the rules for his profession, and against the law in many places. He better adapt. Hopefully he saved some of the approx $5.4M he was paid in his short NFL career, and can find a career that is less stressful or more tolerant of his support system. Sorry I really have no sympathy for this guy, plenty of people struggling with more serious addiction without all the benefits he's been afforded. YES I know that sounds kind of harsh, possibly because of the wasted resources my team spent on him and the many times he disappointed us. It is sad he was enabled by so many all along, and had no good influences or family that could help him be more normal before it got this bad. But he also just seems kind of dumb. He had a suspension one time that prohibited drinking during the season. Few days after the last game he flies (to Vegas?) with some other guys, including teammate Joe Haden. They're drinking on the plane and posting to social media. Upon landing he is informed he'll be tested, and did was shown to have been drinking, which wasn't allowed, until the NFL season (not the Browns regular season) was over. He was unaware of when the NFL season actually ended (usually a day or two after the SB), apparently he didn't care to find out before drinking, didn't have an agent who kept him informed, etc. Not just enabled, but entitled and clueless. I don't wish ill on him but I'm not going to be praying for him either. Edited December 17, 2019 by stevegrab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Sorry I really have no sympathy for this guy, plenty of people struggling with more serious addiction without all the benefits he's been afforded. I hear ya Steve but sometimes it's not that cut & dry. Factor depression into the mix and you have a whole other set of issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, League_Champion said: I hear ya Steve but sometimes it's not that cut & dry. Factor depression into the mix and you have a whole other set of issues. See my revised post. I've followed this saga closely thru his time with the Browns. He may have real issues, but I think a large part of it is not being willing to change, or tying hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, stevegrab said: See my revised post. I've followed this saga closely thru his time with the Browns. He may have real issues, but I think a large part of it is not being willing to change, or tying hard enough. Ohh, I agree. Any way you slice it he has no excuse. He HAD all the resources in the world. Like you I'm afraid that now he'll never get the help he needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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