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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 813211)

I don’t understand why the NFL continues to suspend people for marijuana when we’re likely headed for the end of its prohibition. It’s alresdy legal in several states, so the NFL should back of on it. We’d likely get him for the league minimum because of his issues. I can’t see a negative.

Because it's a performance enhancer for some players. There are many supplements on the market that are legal to buy and use by the public that league athletes in many sports cannot use. For some, Marijuana enhances pain management, coordination of some skills, etc. for others, not so much.

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Originally Posted by Halo (Post 813219)

But they can take a Lortab and Vicodin to deal with things. I’m not buying it.

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Originally Posted by K Major (Post 813188)

I wouldn't.

Terrific talent but you can't trust Gordon.

Agreed. I'd call Dez before him. And I'm not sure I'd call Dez.

Go get the help you need.

We don’t need Josh Gordon... We just need to get Cameron Meredith and Tre’Quan Smith going.

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Originally Posted by Crusader (Post 813207)

Yeah. The Browns organization has had a lot of issues but by all accounts they have gone above and beyond to help Gordon.

No I meant there's more to this story. They're being nice and not making his issues public.

Gordon's first two NFL seasons were highly productive; in 2013, his second season, he led all players in receiving yards and was a first-team All-Pro selection. In his NFL career, Gordon has been suspended multiple times for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. He was indefinitely suspended by the league for his fourth violation during the 2014 season, being unable to play for the rest of that season, along with the entirety of the next two seasons. Following a lengthy rehabilitation period, he was reinstated midway through the 2017 season. Wiki

We have enough receivers.

Once Ingram is back we will have more balance. Other receivers will get chances. I think Smith emerges but it needs to happen quick

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Originally Posted by rezburna (Post 813211)

Why do you think rules should be changed because something MIGHT become legal? The NFL is full of hypocrisy and inconsistent rule enforcement, but this is one thing I won't disagree with them on. The law is what it is, right now, and so there is a policy against smoking weed, and he continually breaks that rule.

If you have such an addiction to something, that you can't cut it out to keep a job that pays you millions of dollars, then you have a serious problem. It's not just a harmless recreational thing, at that point. Drinking IS legal, but if you are abusing alcohol, you have a problem.

I am of the opinion that marijuana is far less harmful than alcohol. But I don't think it is something that should be used irresponsibly. Ricky Williams knew the rules, and so he just left the country to pursue whatever weird stuff he was/is into, where he could smoke as much as he wanted.