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Josh Gordon remains suspended, done with Cleveland Browns

By The Sports Xchange
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon (12) drives for extra yardage against Atlanta Falcons safety Dwight Lowery (20) during the first half of their NFL game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on November 23, 2014. UPI/David Tulis
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon (12) drives for extra yardage against Atlanta Falcons safety Dwight Lowery (20) during the first half of their NFL game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on November 23, 2014. UPI/David Tulis | License Photo

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will remain on the NFL's reserve/suspended list until further notice.

Gordon was scheduled to rejoin practice on Monday and play Oct. 9 against the New England Patriots in his first game since 2014, but he checked into an in-patient rehabilitation facility last week and put his career on hold.

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Browns head coach Hue Jackson on Friday said the wide receiver's tenure is over in Cleveland after the latest setback. Brown missed the entire 2015 season while serving a suspension for multiple violations of the league's policy on substance abuse

"He's not going to be with us and we wish him well, but we're moving forward," Jackson said. We're going to move on."

Gordon, in a statement released through the team last week, said he needed to step away from the game to get his life in order.

"This is the right decision for me and one that I hope will enable me to gain full control of my life and continue on a path to reach my full potential as a person," Gordon said in the statement. "I appreciate the support of the NFL, NFLPA, the Browns, my teammates, my agent and the community through this extremely challenging process."

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The NFL has suspended Gordon four times for violating its substance abuse policy. He was suspended for two games in 2013, 10 games in 2014, all 16 games in 2015 season and the first four games this year. He was conditionally reinstated by the NFL in July.

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