Joshua Caleb Gordon is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League , is facing a season-long suspension after another failed drug test months ago, this time for marijuana, sources told ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Friday.
"That's something you're going to have to talk to [agent] Drew Rosenhaus about. I really don't know anything about it.", , Gordon said that Reached by phone Friday afternoon
Asked whether he planned to dispute the test, Gordon said: "I'm going to have to find out about that later. You need to call Drew." Gordon then hung up the phone.
Rosenhaus declined to comment on the specifics of the matter.
A spokesman for the NFL Players Association declined to comment.
Two sources told "Outside the Lines" on Friday that Gordon's latest violation is the result of marijuana being found during a drug test. One source said Gordon received a letter in early winter from a league physician stating he had failed a test. A second letter, informing Gordon that he faced a 16-game suspension but had the right to appeal, was sent in late April.
Gordon had drug-testing problems in college as well. He was dismissed from the team at Baylor after being suspended twice for marijuana use. He transferred to Utah but didn't play there after failing another drug test.
Gordon is considered the star on an offense that added Manziel on Thursday night.
Prior to the draft, Gordon pushed behind the scenes for the Browns to get the former Heisman Trophy winner.
"I think I was just a big fan of his overall game, his prowess on it," Gordon said Friday on "SVP & Russillo" on ESPN Radio, before "Outside the Lines" reported the substance-abuse policy violation. "His outlook on it. His fire and ambition and will to win was greater than I think any other prospect in the draft.
"Despite all the mixed reviews and the media downsizing him, his perseverance seemed to be a lot greater than that. I saw something a lot deeper than just his talent that could take us to the next level."
The potential Gordon suspension isn't the only bad news the Browns have received.
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The potential Gordon suspension isn't the only bad news the Browns have received.
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