The decision stems from the fact that Gordon violated the terms of his parole
SEATTLE – The wide receiver of the Seattle Seahawks, Josh Gordon, has been indefinitely suspended again after the NFL overturned its conditional recovery.
An NFL spokesman said ESPN what the decision stems from Gordon violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement according to the drug abuse policy. No other details were provided.
Jeremy Fowler from ESPN reported that last month Gordon, 29, had another setback in his recovery from substance abuse as he neared his return to the field after a one-year suspension. A source pointed out to Fowler at the time that Gordon was struggling with the reality that he might never be able to play in the NFL again, as throughout the process of his recovery from that suspension there were indications that this was likely. your last chance.
The competition suspended Gordon indefinitely in December 2019 for violating his toxic and performance-enhancing substances policy. That was Gordon’s sixth suspension since the 2013 season and the fifth for any form of substance abuse, according to research by ESPN data.
Gordon was reinstated on parole by the NFL last month and was ready to practice with the Seahawks in week 16. Coach Pete Carroll said he had a chance to play against Los Angeles Rams. But a day before what would have been Gordon’s first official training in a year, the NFL placed him on the commissioner’s exempt list after finding that he had failed to meet the terms of his parole.
When Gordon’s return trial was halted, Pete Carroll stressed that he was not allowed to comment on details of the situation, including the reason for the reverse.
“We can’t say anything about that, except that he still comes in, trains with our coaches and conditions his work,” noted Carroll at the time. “We will visit him again next week. Sure disappointed not to have him for his sake and for a lot of things, but we’ll stay with him and see what happens next week.
When asked how Gordon handled the situation, Carroll said, “Very frustrated that he isn’t there. Frustrated by it. “
Gordon signed a one-year contract with the Seahawks last season. He becomes a free agent when he is reinstated by the NFL.
Gordon’s lawyer, Adam Kenner, confirmed this ESPN in June that Gordon’s suspension in 2019 was the result of a setback he experienced after the death of his brother that fall. Gordon posted on November 11, 2019, the day he made his Seahawks debut, about the loss of his older brother.