Browns WR Josh Gordon Reinstated By NFL, Per Report
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon has been reinstated by the NFL and suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season, according to the NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.
#Browns WR Josh Gordon is being reinstated, source said. He's suspended for the first 4 games.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2016
According to Rapoport, Gordon can participate in training camp, preseason games, and team meetings during his suspension.
#Browns WR Josh Gordon's reinstatement is conditional, source said. But he can participate in training camp
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2016
Josh Gordon will be playing in preseason games, tho he'll still have to participate in treatment. When he's suspended, he CAN be in meetings
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2016
Gordon, 25, has been suspended since last February for violating the league's drug policy and program for substance abuse.
In 2013, Gordon caught 87 balls for 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns in 14 games with the Browns.
Here is what @nflcommish wrote to #Browns WR Josh Gordon upon conditionally reinstating him pic.twitter.com/QPwbkQo8Eb
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 25, 2016
Gordon is slated to return in Week 5 at home against the New England Patriots, the same week Patriots QB Tom Brady will return from his four-game suspension.