Chiefs sign Josh Gordon after NFL reinstatement
Troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs after being reinstated by the NFL. Gordon was suspended the entire 2020 season.
Josh Gordon is set to begin his latest attempt at an NFL comeback with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Gordon hasn't played since 2019 season
The receiver was reinstated Monday by the league after serving his sixth suspension for violating the NFL's policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse.
Gordon said on Twitter he is joining the Chiefs, and multiple media outlets reported he was expected to start on the team's practice squad before being promoted to the active roster when he gets up to speed.
Gordon has missed three NFL season due to suspension
The 30-year-old missed all of 2020 while under suspension and applied to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstatement in July.
It was the third full season Gordon has forfeited since entering the league with the Cleveland Browns in 2012.
He was an All-Pro selection the next season after leading the NFL with 1,646 receiving yards, but that remains the high point in a career filled with lows.
Last action for Gordon was with Seattle in 2019
Gordon missed all but five games in 2014 due to league and team suspensions, then sat out all of 2015 and 2016 before returning for the final five games of the 2017 season.
The Browns traded Gordon to the New England Patriots in September 2018, and he was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks in November 2019 but he has not been able to stay on the field consistently since his first year in New England.
All told, Gordon has played in 63 NFL games across nine seasons and has made 247 receptions for 4,252 yards and 20 touchdowns.