On Thursday morning, news broke that New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon was temporarily stepping away from football to focus on his mental health. Shortly after the 27-year-old shared his announcement on social media, a later confirmed report came out that the NFL was indefinitely suspending Gordon for violating the terms of his reinstatement for substance abuse.
Earlier today, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport shed more light on the story and Gordon’s suspension:
Josh Gordon was suspended for multiple violations of the NFL-NFLPA substance abuse policy. It’s not like it was, says, one mis-test, it was multiple and from what I am also told it is more than marijuana.