Report: Browns’ Josh Gordon will be suspended 10 games under new drug policy
By Sam Richmond
It’s long been known that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon was going to see his season-long suspension reduced if a new drug policy was reached.
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The question was: how many game would the new suspension be?
Well, it appears we have our answer, courtesy of Mary Kay Cabot.
Breaking: Under terms of the new policy, #Browns Josh Gordon will be suspended for 10 games, a league source tells http://t.co/9CJgNAeo7v
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 12, 2014
#Browns Gordon will have his suspension reduced from season-long to 10 games because of the stage he was in: 4th violation equals 10 games.
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 12, 2014
#Browns Gordon is getting no special treatment, lg source says. Just going by terms of the new policy. (4th violation equals 10 games).
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 12, 2014
While others had previously speculated that the suspension could be reduced to eight games, the Browns still have to be pleased to even have Gordon at all this season.
With Gordon’s suspension length set, the next step is a vote on the drug policy, which might not be long from now.
Vote on new drug policy is expected to come very soon, source tells me.
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 12, 2014
Gordon is one of the very best receivers in the game and his eventual return will be an enormous boost. Gordon led the league in receiving yards with 1,646 last season, despite being suspended for the first two game.
The Browns selected Gordon in the second round of the 2012 NFL Supplemental Draft.