Josh Gordon is hoping the NFL offers him one other probability, because the veteran vast receiver has utilized for reinstatement to the league, per ESPN”s Adam Schefter. Gordon, hoping to be on a roster by the point coaching camp begins, continues to be making an attempt a comeback, eight months after the 30-year-old former All-Professional was deemed ineligible to take part in practices or play in video games when he skilled a “setback” in his battle with substance abuse. 

Gordon was speculated to make his NFL comeback in Week 16 in time for the Seattle Seahawks‘ playoff run, however the setback left his future with the league unsure. He was reinstated to the league in December 2020 earlier than having the newest in a sequence of setbacks since he entered the league in 2012. 

Gordon was suspended in December 2019 for violating the league’s substance abuse and performance-enhancing drug insurance policies. This was Gordon’s fifth violation of the league’s drug coverage. Gordon has missed greater than 50 video games for violations in his profession, having simply 1,801 yards because the begin of the 2014 season. He performed for the Zappers within the Fan Managed Soccer league this winter — a 7-on-7 league the place followers known as the performs and made the rosters.

Gordon had 27 catches for 426 yards and a landing in 11 video games with the Seahawks and New England Patriots in 2019, averaging 15.8 yards per catch. He was claimed off waivers from Seattle after New England launched him, catching seven passes for 139 yards (19.9 yards per catch) in 5 video games. Gordon caught 40 passes for 720 yards and three touchdowns (18.0 yards per catch) the season prior with the Patriots and Cleveland Browns. 

If Gordon is reinstated to the league, he’ll be a free agent since his contract with the Seahawks is up.