Josh Gordon suffered a bone bruise to his knee chasing after a New York Giant defensive lineman in what would ultimately become his final game with the New England Patriots. His former team traded for Mohamed Sanu and designated rookie wide receiver N’Keal Harry to return from IR and that made Gordon expendable.
New England released him now that he was healthy enough to get back on the field. Since he was released after the trade deadline, he was subjected to waivers which means that the worse the record the higher they were in the pecking order to potentially claim Gordon.
The Seattle Seahawks are currently 6-2, tied for the fifth-best record in the league. That means many teams passed on the chance to add him.
Seahawks claimed former Patriots’ WR Josh Gordon off waivers today, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 1, 2019
Russell Wilson has been carrying the franchise on offense and even though the team drafted DK Metcalf in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Gordon represents the most talented target that Wilson has had in his time in the NFL.
With his acquisition coming at the tail-end of this week of practice before Sunday’s game it is unlikely that Gordon takes the field this weekend. However, Seattle doesn’t play until Monday in Week 10 and if all goes right then the newly acquired Gordon could play then.
Pete Carroll says #Seahawks will check out WR Josh Gordon’s readiness next week, but team has heard positive indicators. SEA has an extra day from Sunday’s game vs Bucs until next game Monday Nov 11 at SF. @thenewstribune pic.twitter.com/AbgoriupZ7
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) November 1, 2019
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