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Open Letter *from* Josh Gordon

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  • loved it.

  • I'm sure he didn't write it, but it certainly hits home on people pre-judging him and the obstacles he has faced/caused.

    And explains the suspensions.

    He sure passed a lot of tests.

    How does someone not let him know that the testing continues after the regular season? Browns? Agent? Mgr? Maybe he needs to get married, his wife would know every detail of any suspension, and every dollar.

    Zombo

    hoortaH 1 Reply

  • He's got some issues and just doesn't get it.

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  • So what ? It's not others fault. Man up bro. Stop telling us "oh i didn't know, it's not my fault, I thought so bla-bla-bla"

    You either a pro or you're not. This is all on you buddy. This isn't stephen a or chuck's fault.

    YOU are the dude that's gonna get suspended ONCE AGAIN.

    Stop making excuses.

  • Certainly fits what I have always wanted to believe about the test results... and about Chris Carter's pontification.

    That said, I think the letter fell short in explaining two points:

    • the drinking on the plane; and
    • his poor performance at the end of the season culminating in being late.
    Mistakes? Yes, but why were they made?
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  • B BaconHound

    He's got some issues and just doesn't get it.

    @baconhound said:

    He's got some issues and just doesn't get it.

    then i guess you missed the point.

  • S secondwave

    @baconhound said:

    He's got some issues and just doesn't get it.

    then i guess you missed the point.

    @secondwave said:

    then i guess you missed the point.

    I got Josh's point, he makes mistakes and he owns them but he had a rough go of it so there's the rationalization.

  • I don't really care. He fucked up once, twice, more then three times too much already. Sayonara.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
    runyon27R 1 Reply

  • If this is indeed what actually happened, then I revoke my previous statement on him not giving a fuck.

    This letter is a fantastic (clearly ghost written) glimpse into Gordon's psyche and motivations. It shows you where he comes from and maybe where he wants to go. You know what would be a better proof of maturation, however?

    Playing an entire season.

    Do that, and we're golden. Stop "making mistakes" or "putting yourself in bad situations".

    The only suspension I'd accept is the one he gets for knocking Manziel the fuck out and telling him to leave him alone.

    I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins. Ghoolie 12/2/2012: I have absolutely no skills, training or pride
    MudflyM 1 Reply
  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    I don't really care. He fucked up once, twice, more then three times too much already. Sayonara.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    I don't really care. He fucked up once, twice, more then three times too much already. Sayonara.

    Yeah drinking a beer afte rthe season is over is sayonara worthy......

  • runyon27R runyon27

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    I don't really care. He fucked up once, twice, more then three times too much already. Sayonara.

    Yeah drinking a beer afte rthe season is over is sayonara worthy......

    @runyon27 said:

    Yeah drinking a beer afte rthe season is over is sayonara worthy......

    When you're on probation for a DUI it is.

    runyon27R 1 Reply

  • It certainly doesn't seem like he's come to grips with the fact that he has a problem.

  • Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out

    If this is indeed what actually happened, then I revoke my previous statement on him not giving a fuck.

    This letter is a fantastic (clearly ghost written) glimpse into Gordon's psyche and motivations. It shows you where he comes from and maybe where he wants to go. You know what would be a better proof of maturation, however?

    Playing an entire season.

    Do that, and we're golden. Stop "making mistakes" or "putting yourself in bad situations".

    The only suspension I'd accept is the one he gets for knocking Manziel the fuck out and telling him to leave him alone.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    If this is indeed what actually happened, then I revoke my previous statement on him not giving a fuck.

    You know what would be a better proof of maturation, however?

    Playing an entire season.

    Do that, and we're golden. Stop "making mistakes" or "putting yourself in bad situations".

    This would be my stance with both Josh and Johnny.....simply put.......shut up and prove it.

    Until then, Im "uninvested".....

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  • Josh Gordon just confirmed what I thought. The guy uses his upbringing as an excuse for being a dumb shit. We get it, Josh. You are not an addict, just a fucking moron.

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  • Definitely ghost written.i hate to sound harsh but his "life story" is a match with 100 other NFL guys who don't keep "making mistakes". At this point sad to say if he is truly not an addict or set medicating an underlying medical condition he is a pure dumbass. I personally believe he is firmly in denial but that's just my opinion. I can tell you that when first confronted with friends calling out my addiction I answered with very similar sentiments as Josh. I SINCERELY believed I wasn't an addict for years. I of course was wrong. Thank god I finally figured out it was not my past, not my friends, not my bad conscious decisions, not a few mistakes but a debilitating disease. But hey that's my story perhaps his is different.

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  • Not play like a Brown, But SAID like a Brown. At 23 You hope the best is ahead of him, and it is if HE makes it happen..

    Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends

  • That was an interesting read. The one red flag I saw was when JG said he tested positive for pot from second hand smoke. That is not impossible but it is unlikely.

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  • Eh call me whatever for this but after reading every word of this I feel no different. I respect Gordon for getting out of poverty and as a personal advocate for social matters can understand how difficult it is to escape that life he grew up in. But you can only cry wolf so many times before I just don't believe it. I don't even think it's an addiction thing just more a guy who doesn't wanna get his life together. Words are words but actions are louder.

  • OldBrownsFanO OldBrownsFan

    That was an interesting read. The one red flag I saw was when JG said he tested positive for pot from second hand smoke. That is not impossible but it is unlikely.

    @oldbrownsfan said:

    The one red flag I saw was when JG said he tested positive for pot from second hand smoke. That is not impossible but it is unlikely.

    Not at the levels in effect at the time, OBF... it's one of the reasons the levels were changed.

    I am kinda curious as to the other Browns on the "private flight". Should take all of a week before that info comes out.

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  • jcam222J jcam222

    Definitely ghost written.i hate to sound harsh but his "life story" is a match with 100 other NFL guys who don't keep "making mistakes". At this point sad to say if he is truly not an addict or set medicating an underlying medical condition he is a pure dumbass. I personally believe he is firmly in denial but that's just my opinion. I can tell you that when first confronted with friends calling out my addiction I answered with very similar sentiments as Josh. I SINCERELY believed I wasn't an addict for years. I of course was wrong. Thank god I finally figured out it was not my past, not my friends, not my bad conscious decisions, not a few mistakes but a debilitating disease. But hey that's my story perhaps his is different.

    @jcam222 said:

    Definitely ghost written.i hate to sound harsh but his "life story" is a match with 100 other NFL guys who don't keep "making mistakes". At this point sad to say if he is truly not an addict or set medicating an underlying medical condition he is a pure dumbass. I personally believe he is firmly in denial but that's just my opinion. I can tell you that when first confronted with friends calling out my addiction I answered with very similar sentiments as Josh. I SINCERELY believed I wasn't an addict for years. I of course was wrong. Thank god I finally figured out it was not my past, not my friends, not my bad conscious decisions, not a few mistakes but a debilitating disease. But hey that's my story perhaps his is different.

    As is mine Jcam. Even as I was suffering through some gruesome shit still held onto the lie that I had it all under control and that the world was just out to shit on me.

    I'm not going to sit here and call Josh and addict. That's not my place nor does anyone truely know the asnswer to that question but Flash himself. I will however, from a distance, draw parallels to my own experiences.

    In reality none of us know a goddamn thing about Flash. I just wish him the best and pray that if he does suffer from addiction that may his fall to the bottom be fast and brutal and his recovery a success. The majority of true addicts do not recover until they have destroyed every trace of their true self.

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