The New England Patriots placed an original-round tender on suspended restricted free agent wide receiver Josh Gordon on Tuesday.
According to Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, the Pats will receive a second-round pick if a team signs Gordon. His salary counts against the cap despite the fact that he hasn't signed with the Patriots yet:
Ben VolinPatriots have to carry Gordon ($2.025m) and Jones ($3.095m) on their salary cap, even though they haven’t signed. Add in Michael Bennett $7.2m), and Patriots have about $12.5m in cap space.