Groundhog Day for Josh Gordon

Yep, football should be the least of his concerns.

Seattle vs Minnesota 37-30* 

@"StickyBun" said: This guy has issues that only getting away from football will give him a shot in hell at getting better. I mean, his 2nd indefinite suspension? Enough already. He's been suspended so many times, missed practices, etc. Turn the page.

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NFL has suspended Josh Gordon indefinitely for violating the league’s policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse.

Seattle lost their #2 RB  Penny to IR last week.

Seattle needed help at WR and couldn't be choosy with JG.

Seattle without JG and Penny vs a Viking team with Thielen will be a different game in the playoffs.

This is truly a sad story. Hopefully he just focuses on his long-term sobriety.

What seems to be a an under-reported story is how Mychal Kendrick's insider trading guilty plea in 2018 has somehow turned into him playing for another year in the league with literally no end in sight... Crazy
 

Bye Josh. See ya. Take care of yourself. He needs to focus on life outside of football.

@"BarrNone55" said: This is truly a sad story. Hopefully he just focuses on his long-term sobriety.

Yes, this one makes me sad. Who knows what it will take, but I hope he's able to get his life together. Long road ahead...

So if I am not mistaken, the first few suspensions were for pot smoking.  That was an injustice.  That was the NFL simply not giving a damn about a young man with a problem. 

I do not know JG's life story - and this is not unique to him.  We all know that some of these guys come from backgrounds you would not wish on anyone.  They have some unique talents, toughness, and perseverance, and use that to give themselves a chance to make it in our society. But they have damage; they have problems; and are they trying to cope the best they can.  But the NFL has an image.  It's OK to advertise beer and scotch and vodka and every kind of pain medication the pharma industry can devise, but any player testing positive for pot, a non-performance enhancing drug, will be suspended.  But what if the kid has mental health issues and this helps him deal with it without giving him a performance edge? Too bad. Image takes precedence over that.

Isn't Josh the one who got suspended for drinking beer on an off-season plane flight while he was suspended for pot?  The NFL met him when his plane touched down and ordered a urine test. It cam back positive for alcohol. Action: more suspension.  It's almost as if the NFL is asking, what does it take to break this guy.  They may have their answer soon.