NFL officially suspends Josh Gordon indefinitely
The NFL has made it official: Josh Gordon is back on the league’s suspension list.
DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 23: Josh Gordon #10 of the New England Patriots warms up on field prior to the start of the Detroit Lions and New England Patriots game at Ford Field on September 23, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
Rey Del Rio/Getty ImagesWell, it's official: Josh Gordon is back on the shelf by way of an indefinite suspension.
The suspension is not a shock per earlier reports, and comes just hours after separate statements from both Josh Gordon and the Patriots touching on the 27-year-old Gordon's decision to walk away from football to focus on his own health.
Gordon's suspension history is long and noteworthy, with bans that kept him out of the league in 2015 and 2016, and limited him to just five games in 2017. Gordon was in the midst of a definite revival in New England, too, with 40 catches, 720 receiving yards, and three touchdown grabs in 11 games with the Patriots this season.
With this latest suspension, Gordon could be facing a potential "banishment" from the NFL, per Ian Rapoport.
