Josh Gordon is back in football and is leading Kansas City.
The 30-year-old receiver was officially reinstated by the NFL, per Monday's transactional telegram. Gordon tweeted Monday that he was joining the current AFC Champion Chiefs.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports that Gordon K.C. K is signing to the practice squad, but should be elevated to the active roster when he gets up to speed.
His conditional reinstatement to the receiver was rescinded by the NFL in January, a setback in his battle with substance abuse that broke the terms of his conditional reinstatement.
Time to get to work. 🎯 @Chiefs 🙏🏾
— Flash (@JOSH_GORDONXII) September 27, 2021
Gordon has been suspended by the league on six occasions in the first half of the last decade.
Brown's former supplemental draft selection missed the entirety of the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to suspension, then returned to play five games for Cleveland in 2017 and one game in 2018 before being traded to the Patriots in mid-September 2018. Gaya. Trade for New England came when Brown made public his plans to release Gordon, "We've reached a point where we think it's best to separate and move on."
Gordon appeared in 11 games with the Patriots and caught 40 passes for 720 yards and three touchdowns. He stayed with New England in the 2019 season, playing six games before ending up on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Patriots pardoned Gordon of the injured reserve on Halloween, and the Seahawks claimed him the next day.
The wideout spent the remainder of the 2019 season with Seattle, then was suspended in December of that year, missing the entire 2020 campaign - his third full season missed in his career. Gordon was again suspended indefinitely in January, and Seattle released him in March, freeing him to join the new fan-controlled football indoor league.
Gordon applied for another reinstatement in July. He got his wish this weekend and will now attempt to rekindle his career in Kansas City alongside Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyrek Hill.