Daily Dawg Tags: Josh Gordon given a final chance
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Wednesday, July 27.
The Cleveland Browns open training camp in two days and will do so with Josh Gordon as a member of the roster. The only problem is he will begin on the active/non-football injury list after suffering a quad injury before being reinstated.
The injury does not seem to be anything to worry about right now, but it will keep Gordon off the field until he passes a physical. Once he returns, he will have the chance to prove that he is a changed man.
Let’s take a look at the news surrounding Gordon and the rest of the Browns in a Wednesday edition of the Daily Dawg Tags.
Cleveland Browns:
Cleveland Browns: Josh Gordon given final chance by NFL
"The main news surrounding the Cleveland Browns entering this week had to do with training camp starting this Friday. The rookies, quarterbacks and injured veterans reported to camp Monday, but the focus was still largely on Friday. That was until Josh Gordon was reinstated by Roger Goodell for the 2016 season."
Cleveland Browns: Josh Gordon’s reinstatement is bittersweet
"To Cleveland Browns fans’ delight, Josh Gordon was reinstated by Roger Goodell on Monday. Gordon returns to the Browns after missing 27 of the last 32 games due to suspension and when he last played two seasons ago, he struggled to shake the rust off and return to form."
Cleveland Browns: Does Terrelle Pryor have a roster spot locked up?
"The Cleveland Browns invested heavily in the wide receiver position during the off-season, most notably on draft weekend when they selected four players at the position. All four – Corey Coleman, Rashard Higgins, Jordan Payton and Ricardo Louis – looked to be locks to make the final roster, at least until the news broke on Monday that Josh Gordon was being conditionally reinstated."
Deadspin tells Browns fans why the team will suck in 2016
"The Cleveland Browns open training camp Friday which means every day is one day closer to the start of the regular season. And for Browns fans, the regular season has not been a time of great excitement since 1999."
Cleveland Browns: Josh Gordon is out with a quad injury (Factory of Sadness)
"For some time now, whenever Josh Gordon was mentioned in the news it has been for a negative result. However, when it was announced recently that Gordon was reinstated following, it appeared that any news associated with him was going to be for something positive."
Cleveland Browns can’t count on Josh Gordon (NFL Spin Zone)
"Fans of the Cleveland Browns are excited about the idea of wide receiver Josh Gordon returning to National Football League fields this fall. That’s understandable. Gordon is, on paper, the best offensive weapon currently signed to the Browns."
NFL News:
Pete Carroll extended through 2019 with Seattle Seahawks (FanSided)
"According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to a contract extension with head coach Pete Carroll, having him signed through the 2019 NFL season. This signing comes two days after Seattle decided to extend general manager John Schneider."
Cowboys’ Randy Gregory facing additional suspension (NFL.com)
"The situation on the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive front seven continues to grow ever bleaker.Defensive end Randy Gregory, already suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season, is enrolling into a treatment program as he faces the prospect of an additional suspension, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via a source informed of the player’s plans."
Paxton Lynch: I think I have a chance to play right away (PFT)
"Broncos defensive tackle Sylvester Williams said recently that coach Gary Kubiak “kind of let us know he’s going to go with” Mark Sanchez at quarterback. That likely fits with what most people believed the Broncos would do at the start of the year as Sanchez worked with the first team most often in the spring and has more experience than Trevor Siemian and first-round pick Paxton Lynch."