Cleveland Browns: Taking stock of the wide receivers
By Randy Gurzi
Josh Gordon
There are all sorts of numbers out there that explain how great of a talent Josh Gordon really is. The young wide out led the NFL in receiving in 2013 with 1,646 yards and was on the verge of super stardom.
Then we all know what happened. Suspension after suspension led to Gordon being out of the league for all of 2015 and 2016. He didn’t even get reinstated until late in the 2017 season.
As stated above, he played just five games and had the second-most yards of any wide out on the team.
Gordon finished with 335 yards on just 18 receptions with one touchdown. He was rusty, but still showed how physically gifted he is.
Josh Gordon's stat line was nothing special Sunday, but he looked every bit the elite talent we saw in 2013 pic.twitter.com/LyUvr2xXu0
— Mike Renner (@PFF_Mike) December 8, 2017
Still just 27-years old, Gordon comes into 2018 ready to prove he can be trusted. He wants to be a feel-good story and salvage his career. As long as he stays clean, there’s no reason to think he can’t.
His numbers should be even better as he has his first offseason in years and there’s a much better quarterback throwing him the ball now in Tyrod Taylor. He may not be the No. 1 targeted guy, but he is the most complete and offers sure hands and is a down field threat with his 17.3 yards per reception career average.