Josh Gordon To Miss Start Of Training Camp, Browns Placing Him On Non-Football Illness List

Update:

Adam Schefter reports that Browns WR Josh Gordon did not have any slip ups or failed tests and his absence from the team is a “pro-active, defensive gesture to get extra counseling to try to ensure he does not have any of the setbacks that have marked his past.”

Sources who know Gordon have told Schefter that he’s “worked his a— off” to get back.

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The Browns GM John Dorsey announced Monday that they’re placing WR Josh Gordon on the non-football illness list.

“We will continue to support Josh as he receives the care needed to maintain his progress. We are going to respect his privacy while he is away from the team. Josh will be placed on the non-football illness reserve list until he is ready to return.”

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy released the following statement regarding Gordon: “No timetable. We’ll address the matter at the appropriate time.”

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Browns WR Josh Gordon announced Monday that he will not be in attendance for the start of training camp because of his “overall health and treatment plan.”

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For what it’s worth, Tom Pelissero reports that Gordon is “absolutely not suspended” and the team has no plans to move on from him.

Gordon, 26, is a former second-round supplemental pick of the Browns back in 2012. Suspensions forced Gordon to sit out the 2015 and 2016 seasons but he was reinstated in November of last year and finished out the seasons with the Browns.

The Browns re-signed Gordon to a one-year exclusive rights contract worth $790,000. Gordon is in line to be a restricted free agent in 2019.

In 2017, Gordon appeared in five games for the Browns and caught 18 passes for 335 yards receiving and one touchdown.