Josh Gordon is back with the Browns, but some have wondered if he’s there to stay. On Thursday, Gordon said that he does not plan to ask for a trade this offseason, an indicator that he may remain in Cleveland if new GM John Dorsey wants to keep him. 
“You can ask for a trade whenever you want to really, but that’s not really on my mind, man,” he said (via Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com). “I’m just glad to be back.”
Gordon has spent much of his Browns tenure off of the field. When on the field, he hasn’t been on the winning side of too many games. He’s watched former teammates Joe Haden and Kenny Britt wind up with Super Bowl contenders, but he says he wants to help Cleveland turn things around.
Dorsey, for his part, has indicated that he sees Gordon as a part of the team’s future.
“Josh is a very, very, very talented football player,” Dorsey said in a recent radio interview. “And it always helps to have talented guys on there. The one thing about Josh, what I’ve seen is and I’ve heard, he’s worked very hard to turn his personal life around. My Catholicism has taught me that, you know what, give every man a second chance in life. And as long as he’s committed to the Cleveland Browns, I’ll tell you that the Cleveland Browns are committed to him, to help him not only be a good football player but a good man off the field.”
Gordon, 27 in April, has 12 catches for 201 yards and one score in three games this year.
I wonder where it says anything about 3rd, 4th and 5th chances in life?
Request a trade?? This franchise has stuck by him during his off the field issues… Requesting a trade should be the furthest thing on his mind
My thoughts exactly!
He answered a question…who was the fool that asked it…he is required to answer for media availability…and it was a fair question with a proper response
What fool would even think about wanting the fool
Every other team in the league – at the right price. He’s an amazing talent, you just don’t know if he’ll keep it together.
What would he even truly be worth? A million dollar talent with a two cent brain. He could be out of FB for good tomorrow. The Browns would never get enough to trade him. Ride him out and hope he stays clean.
His trade would have to be for future picks and heavily weighted based on games available and production.
He’d look good in Philly next year opposite Jeffrey.
He would look “good” on every team as long as he is on the field. Doesn’t change the fact that there is no guarantee he will be available for the next game the rest of his career. What a waste of talent. Sad
No matter what Dorsey is truly thinking, he is saying exactly what he should be saying. As long as Gordon stays clean between now and the draft, GM’s will call Berea to kick the tires on Gordon. Regardless of how Gordon’s ‘personal life’ is leading to the draft, a wide receiver with some length should be targeted early (first three rounds).