Josh Gordon’s time in New England has come to an end.
Patriots placed WR Josh Gordon on IR due to his knee injury, per @FieldYates. His season now is over.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 23, 2019
Per reports and sources, Gordon is healthy enough to be activated off of injured reserve and will most likely sign with a new team.
More on WR Josh Gordon: He exacerbated the bone bruises when he went down against the #Giants. It wasn’t a new injury suffered then. The team rested him a week, but he never looked quite right, I’m told. So IR now, he’ll work back to health, then land with a new team.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2019
The #Patriots spent a 5th round pick and a little over $2.5M on WR Josh Gordon. For that, they received 17 starts, 60 catches for 1,007 yards and 4 TDs over two seasons. A solid investment, one they are now moving on from.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2019
All players go through waivers when released starting next Wednesday (the day after the trading deadline). So, even though Josh Gordon is a vested veteran, he’d go on waivers if the #Patriots cut him off IR after that … meaning the likes of the #Dolphins would have first crack.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 23, 2019
Gordon was recently reinstated in the summer and was in line to have a big role.
Unfortunately for Patriots fans, the team’s trade for Sanu means there is likely no need for Gordon any longer.
