Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon and his attorney are working with Cuyahoga County courts to resolve a legal matter after a judge issued an arrest warrant for the suspended former All-Pro selection because he has failed to submit to a paternity test.
The NFL, though, won’t punish Gordon in connection with the case. He is still scheduled to play for the first time this season Oct. 9 against the New England Patriots upon completing a four-game suspension for recurring violations of the league’s substance-abuse policy. He’ll be eligible to return to practice Oct. 3.
“This will not affect his status [with the league],” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Beacon Journal on Wednesday afternoon.