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NFL rescinds Seahawks WR Josh Gordon’s conditional reinstatement

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon’s conditional reinstatement from suspension has been rescinded.

Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon’s conditional reinstatement from suspension has been rescinded. Oof.

The Seahawks re-signed wide receiver Josh Gordon in September with the hopes he would be reinstated from his suspension at some time during the season. Gordon never saw a single snap on the field.

Gordon was conditionally reinstated in December, however, it was short-lived. Friday’s official transaction report revealed Gordon’s conditional reinstatement has been rescinded and he is now suspended again indefinitely.

According to sources known to NFL media, “Gordon was added to Seattle’s active roster and set to return to the field when he experienced a setback in his battle with substance abuse that broke the terms of his conditional reinstatement.”

Gordon, just 29, has been suspended multiple times for substance abuse violations.

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Free agent Josh Gordon applied for reinstatement on Wednesday

Free agent receiver Josh Gordon is applying for reinstatement following last year’s suspension, and he could be a target for the Seahawks.

Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon officially submitted a letter on Wednesday to apply for reinstatement by the NFL, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

After four games with the Seahawks in 2019, Gordon was issued a six-game suspension after testing positive for a banned substance and a masking agent.

Gordon has remained in Seattle since his suspension, and made his desire clear to play with the Seahawks once again in 2020.

The veteran wideout hauled in seven receptions for 139 yards in five games with Seattle last year, serving primarily as a possession receiver in third down situations.

The NFL did alter the CBA to no longer suspend players who test positive for marijuana, but they did not automatically reinstate anyone currently serving a suspension, and Gordon’s also involved performance enhancing drugs, which could complicate his reinstatement.

While Gordon would have to miss the first two games of the regular season, he would make an ideal No. 3 receiver for Russell Wilson and company, pushing former teammate Phillip Dorsett into the No. 4 role and giving Seattle one of the deeper wide receiver groups they’ve had in recent memory.

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