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Browns’ Josh Gordon Hoping Watchful Eyes Change from Scrutiny to Awe

Found July 26, 2012 on Waiting For Next Year: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Josh Gordon,  Pat Shurmur,  Colt McCoy,  Mike Holmgren,  Travis Benjamin
TEAMS: Cleveland Browns
Josh Gordon’s story has been told many times. To former coaches, NFL coaches, NFL general managers, various media members, and, quite frankly, anyone else who asks. The young wide receiver’s collegiate career arc–the one that didn’t quite arc at all as much as it did ascend rapidly before being up-ended in a Taco Bell parking lot, plummeting into hydroponic abyss of unknown–understandably troubles the emotionally invested and morally conservative. But after Gordon’s first day in a Cleveland Browns helmet 1 , it’s clear that not only is the second-round supplemental draft selection willing to discuss his troubled past while showing zero signs of mental fatigue or irritation in doing so, he’s ready and willing to prove any doubters wrong by staying clean and helping the Browns’ otherwise woeful offense improve as best he can. Already months behind his peers due to missing rookie minicamps and symposiums, the 6-foot-3-inch Gordon knows what has to be done in order to catch up. Several ...
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