Josh Gordon entering rehab
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He said himself he has been under ALOT of stress last week or so. And as a recovering addict, BS arrest warrants for paternity tests involving a child would definitely put the amount of stress that would trigger a relapse.
Oh nooooo I drafted him on my fantasy team and now I'm screwd. I'm sure that's ALOT of the fuss. Fucking fags that are hating on him for actually getting help before he fucks up and can never come back to the NFL are the worst type of fans. And don't act like this guy has had break after break when he has missed more time for his bag full of misdemeanors when guys that beat a woman half to death are getting slaps on the wrist.
He said himself he has been under ALOT of stress last week or so. And as a recovering addict, BS arrest warrants for paternity tests involving a child would definitely put the amount of stress that would trigger a relapse.
Oh nooooo I drafted him on my fantasy team and now I'm screwd. I'm sure that's ALOT of the fuss. Fucking fags that are hating on him for actually getting help before he fucks up and can never come back to the NFL are the worst type of fans. And don't act like this guy has had break after break when he has missed more time for his bag full of misdemeanors when guys that beat a woman half to death are getting slaps on the wrist.
I bet you believe that dogs ate all of that homework.
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Yes he's a good kid and i hope he can get his life straight and find out why he finds it necessary to throw away every good thing in his life over some WEEDA, and i'm really starting to doubt that WEEDA is the only thing he is doing. I know plenty of very successful people who wake and bake and at any given time are smoking or eating edibles but wouldn't put it down if jeopardizing millions of dollars.
Would have loved to see him return to the browns and regain his status as a top 5 receiver but this is biz. Hell if they'll cut a kicker for a salary dump why keep a guy that is 80% risk and i say less than 20% reward.
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yea that's something the fair weather fans don't realize. Those who think this kick the guy when he's down and kick the guy when he's trying to build himself up. Fucking worth keyboard rockstars. Like I said if doing this as damage control then he's done anyways. If he's being proactive instead of making another mistake ID welcome him back no questions asked.If this is true, then the fucking joke is on Gordon.
If I remember the rules correctly, a player has to appear in at least 6 games in one season to accrue one year on their contract. From where Gordon fucked us last time, he still owes the Browns a year on his 4 year rookie contract, which would be this season.
As long as he's not active with the Browns and/or doesn't appear in 6 games this year, the Browns don't have to pay him for the whole season, and he'll still owe the club another year.
And, even if he does complete this season, he'll be a RFA instead of an UFA. Because an RFA price tag is not expensive, if the Browns chose to, they would basically own the rights to Gordon through the 2017 season with very little financial obligation.
So yeah, let him sit out if he wants. The Browns won't be obligated to pay him, and he won't be able to play for anyone else until he finishes his contract with the Browns.
yea that's something the fair weather fans don't realize. Those who think this kick the guy when he's down and kick the guy when he's trying to build himself up. Fucking worth keyboard rockstars. Like I said if doing this as damage control then he's done anyways. If he's being proactive instead of making another mistake ID welcome him back no questions asked.
If he flunked another drug test he's not coming back. This was his last strike- he doesn't get unlimited ones.
Zombo said:
Well he wouldn't have checked into rehab if he wasn't using, and if was using he either failed a test, or was about to fail a test and get suspended for life.
He's doing a preemptive strike to try and save his livelihood but it is probably over at this point.
He's a good kid, I hope if he truly wants to get clean, he does get clean. But we just have to stop thinking about him as any part of our future.
Z
That's the sad part Z. If he was another Mohamed Massaquoi or Brian Robiskie- we'd all have said adios and good riddance a long time ago. The problem is- Gordon is a f**king elite talent- anyone who didn't see that again in the preseason is blind. This guy has HOF potential- and he's pissing it away. I believe in second and even third chances- but not unlimited ones. Words are cheap Josh. If you got so stressed out about the paternity suit you knew you were going to lose- let me give you some advice they stress in AA- there's no problem alcohol (or drugs) can't make worse.
& no sense of cutting him- (assuming he gets the worst case scenario- another lifetime ban) he doesn't count on the roster, we don't have to pay him- and we keep his rights forever just like Justin Blackmon.
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It's pretty easy to tell who the tiny-dicked posies are.
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He said himself he has been under ALOT of stress last week or so. And as a recovering addict, BS arrest warrants for paternity tests involving a child would definitely put the amount of stress that would trigger a relapse.
Oh nooooo I drafted him on my fantasy team and now I'm screwd. I'm sure that's ALOT of the fuss. Fucking fags that are hating on him for actually getting help before he fucks up and can never come back to the NFL are the worst type of fans. And don't act like this guy has had break after break when he has missed more time for his bag full of misdemeanors when guys that beat a woman half to death are getting slaps on the wrist.
Alot of stress?
The motherfucker gets paid a seven-figure salary to play a goddamn game for a living; millions of dollars to just basically work out and catch a fucking ball. There's millions of people out there who are under stress too, trying to pay bills by turning wrenches and making a dogshit salary, but somehow, the vast majority of them manage to not fail their companies mandatory drug screens or flake out and abandon their responsabilities to people who depend on them in a critical moment.
And Gordon has been given PLENTY of chances...the dude has been suspended FOUR FUCKING TIMES for the exact same shit each time. Every time, he swears up and down that he'd get his shit in order and not let his team and fans down. And every time, the Browns and their fans have given him the benefit of the doubt to clean his act up. AND EVERY FUCKING TIME, HE FUCKS THEM OVER...EVERY FUCKING TIME.
so what hes supposed to deal with this issue all by himself instead of asking for help? Just so he can play on your favorite football team as soon as possible? That's class right there now.
Dude, have you not been following the narrative of this thead? Gordon has had OVER A FUCKING YEAR to get his shit in order, but instead, he waits till a week before he's supposed to return to help his team out to go to rehab? Fuck that. The guy is a fucking puzzlewit.
this is a +1000 post , love the opening about stress and his salary for sureAlot of stress?
The motherfucker gets paid a seven-figure salary to play a goddamn game for a living; millions of dollars to just basically work out and catch a fucking ball. There's millions of people out there who are under stress too, trying to pay bills by turning wrenches and making a dogshit salary, but somehow, the vast majority of them manage to not fail their companies mandatory drug screens or flake out and abandon their responsabilities to people who depend on them in a critical moment.
And Gordon has been given PLENTY of chances...the dude has been suspended FOUR FUCKING TIMES for the exact same shit each time. Every time, he swears up and down that he'd get his shit in order and not let his team and fans down. And every time, the Browns and their fans have given him the benefit of the doubt to clean his act up. AND EVERY FUCKING TIME, HE FUCKS THEM OVER...EVERY FUCKING TIME.
Dude, have you not been following the narrative of this thead? Gordon has had OVER A FUCKING YEAR to get his shit in order, but instead, he waits till a week before he's supposed to return to help his team out to go to rehab? Fuck that. The guy is a fucking puzzlewit.
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From what I am hearing when you all hear what this dumb motherfucker did you will be done defending him lol. Write that shit down.
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From what I am hearing when you all hear what this dumb motherfucker did you will be done defending him lol. Write that shit down.
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From what I am hearing when you all hear what this dumb motherfucker did you will be done defending him lol. Write that shit down.
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From what I am hearing when you all hear what this dumb motherfucker did you will be done defending him lol. Write that shit down.
From what I am hearing when you all hear what this dumb motherfucker did you will be done defending him lol. Write that shit down.
Would you happen to be referring to this?:
If so, I hope that Gordon was not that fucking stupid...
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Well at least give him credit for going into rehab, something JM still has not caught on to as he pisses away his $$$. As to more chances here. Give him the same treatment as JM. Adios and good luck with the rehab. when you go for real.
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The mistake you guys made was planning Gordon would do anything for the Browns moving forward in the first place. Gordon was the shitty ex-girlfriend a bunch of you candy asses clearly can't get over. The guy had all the talent in the world but has blown it like plenty of guys like him have done in the past. He's done here-the only regret you should have is that the Browns didn't trade him when the value was high.
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The mistake you guys made was planning Gordon would do anything for the Browns moving forward in the first place. Gordon was the shitty ex-girlfriend a bunch of you candy asses clearly can't get over. The guy had all the talent in the world but has blown it like plenty of guys like him have done in the past. He's done here-the only regret you should have is that the Browns didn't trade him when the value was high.
I'm not surprised this happened but I doubt very much they could have traded him. That would mean an on the spot drug test that he most likely fails. I've given him up as just false hope long ago.The mistake you guys made was planning Gordon would do anything for the Browns moving forward in the first place. Gordon was the shitty ex-girlfriend a bunch of you candy asses clearly can't get over. The guy had all the talent in the world but has blown it like plenty of guys like him have done in the past. He's done here-the only regret you should have is that the Browns didn't trade him when the value was high.
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The guy is an addict, so yes, he's under a lot of stress. Addiction is like an iceberg, ok? What you see on the surface is only a FRACTION of what really lies beneath. Josh was probably barely keeping it together, and something made him lose it. The stress of expectations when he can play again, the paternity thing, whatever. If Josh never took his addiction seriously, and by some of his statements he DIDN'T, then he wasn't equipped to handle stress and all of the aspects of addiction. It's not as simple as "don't use drugs/alcohol". There is a lot that goes into it, and if he doesn't have the tools to battle this issue, he will fail.
There is a difference between being sober and "not using." Sobriety means that an addict is actively working on their addiction issues. Seeing a counselor, going to meetings, speaking with a sponsor...whatever. "Not using" is pretending an addict doesn't have a problem, and he just avoids the drug of choice in hopes that if he isn't around it, the problem will go away. It almost NEVER works.
If I had to guess, Josh failed another test. Instead of going public with the results (which I believe are supposed to be private anyway), he just said that he'd get help. I think we can read between the lines here. If he didn't fail a test, why enter rehab? An addict only faces up to the problem when he has to. When the act of using provides worse consequences than being sober. If he didn't fail a test, he was about to. I promise you that.
I'm deeply saddened. I know I shouldn't have expected anything, but as time went by, I got more and more excited. Maybe he can figure it out, I hope he does. If his only substance abuse issue is with marijuana, that's even sadder because many cities and even states are thinking about either making it legal or decriminalizing it.
Best of luck, Flash Gordon.
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i know people say you can be addicted to WEEDA, but i don't buy it one bit. i know people who smoke. don't drink. don't take pills. don't do any other drugs but smoke WEEDA. they're not sitting outside in an alley in the middle of the night waiting for their guy to show up and cop some bud. they don't have it it's not like they're going to rob a bank or jump out a window cuz they can't get a toke.
mental maybe. but you gotta be dumb as a rock to mentally be addicted to anything. so........
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Seriously when will we catch a fucking break.
Seriously when will we catch a fucking break.
When you quit being so dumb. The fact that you even thought he would actually make it back shows how woefully ignorant you are.
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Good riddance and i Wish the browns would have traded him when i suggested 2 years ago
Character>>>>>Talent EVERY TIME no exceptionsGood riddance and i Wish the browns would have traded him when i suggested 2 years ago
Character>>>>>Talent EVERY TIME no exceptions
There are several of us who never counted on Josh & just for the reason you stated. Strong on talent & weak on character.
The positive of this happening now is that it appears the Browns will now move ahead as if he were never here & that's a good thing.
Mike
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The guy is an addict, so yes, he's under a lot of stress. Addiction is like an iceberg, ok? What you see on the surface is only a FRACTION of what really lies beneath. Josh was probably barely keeping it together, and something made him lose it. The stress of expectations when he can play again, the paternity thing, whatever. If Josh never took his addiction seriously, and by some of his statements he DIDN'T, then he wasn't equipped to handle stress and all of the aspects of addiction. It's not as simple as "don't use drugs/alcohol". There is a lot that goes into it, and if he doesn't have the tools to battle this issue, he will fail.
There is a difference between being sober and "not using." Sobriety means that an addict is actively working on their addiction issues. Seeing a counselor, going to meetings, speaking with a sponsor...whatever. "Not using" is pretending an addict doesn't have a problem, and he just avoids the drug of choice in hopes that if he isn't around it, the problem will go away. It almost NEVER works.
If I had to guess, Josh failed another test. Instead of going public with the results (which I believe are supposed to be private anyway), he just said that he'd get help. I think we can read between the lines here. If he didn't fail a test, why enter rehab? An addict only faces up to the problem when he has to. When the act of using provides worse consequences than being sober. If he didn't fail a test, he was about to. I promise you that.
I'm deeply saddened. I know I shouldn't have expected anything, but as time went by, I got more and more excited. Maybe he can figure it out, I hope he does. If his only substance abuse issue is with marijuana, that's even sadder because many cities and even states are thinking about either making it legal or decriminalizing it.
Best of luck, Flash Gordon.
The guy is an addict, so yes, he's under a lot of stress. Addiction is like an iceberg, ok? What you see on the surface is only a FRACTION of what really lies beneath. Josh was probably barely keeping it together, and something made him lose it. The stress of expectations when he can play again, the paternity thing, whatever. If Josh never took his addiction seriously, and by some of his statements he DIDN'T, then he wasn't equipped to handle stress and all of the aspects of addiction. It's not as simple as "don't use drugs/alcohol". There is a lot that goes into it, and if he doesn't have the tools to battle this issue, he will fail.
There is a difference between being sober and "not using." Sobriety means that an addict is actively working on their addiction issues. Seeing a counselor, going to meetings, speaking with a sponsor...whatever. "Not using" is pretending an addict doesn't have a problem, and he just avoids the drug of choice in hopes that if he isn't around it, the problem will go away. It almost NEVER works.
If I had to guess, Josh failed another test. Instead of going public with the results (which I believe are supposed to be private anyway), he just said that he'd get help. I think we can read between the lines here. If he didn't fail a test, why enter rehab? An addict only faces up to the problem when he has to. When the act of using provides worse consequences than being sober. If he didn't fail a test, he was about to. I promise you that.
I'm deeply saddened. I know I shouldn't have expected anything, but as time went by, I got more and more excited. Maybe he can figure it out, I hope he does. If his only substance abuse issue is with marijuana, that's even sadder because many cities and even states are thinking about either making it legal or decriminalizing it.
Best of luck, Flash Gordon.
Ah...another enabler
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I think one thing we all can agree on about Gordon is what a waste of talent thus far.
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No return next week.. That sucks
according to his statement, it looks like he is not coming back period...at least at this time....
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