While it’s never a good thing with an NFL team loses one of its best players, the timing of Josh Gordon’s sudden departure from the Patriots hurts just a little bit more.
The team has suffered back-to-back losses for the second time this season. Fresh off the embarrassment of the Miami Miracle, they looked to rebound against the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team they’d historically owned in the Belichick/Brady era.
Instead of a triumphant return to form, the Patriots misfired again, and now stare down the barrel of their worst regular season record since 2009.