During the New England Patriots Week 6 Thursday Night Football game against the New York Giants, wide receiver Josh Gordon went down awkwardly while trying to tackle a Giants defender on a fumble recovery. Gordon would miss the rest of that game and last week’s matchup against the New York Jets. Now, reports are that the Patriots are going to place him on IR.
#Patriots WR Josh Gordon was placed on Injured Reserve today because of two bone bruises in his knee that he dealt with before the injury against the #Giants, sources say. His time in NE is likely over as they are moving on. He’ll be waived off IR when fully healthy.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 23, 2019
With New England acquiring Mohamed Sanu for a second-round pick, and 2019 first-round pick N’Keal Harry designated to return by Week 9 at the earliest, Gordon’s time with the Patriots is likely over. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that the team will waive him when he’s healthy. The issue is believed to be bone bruises in both knees.
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
However, the injuries aren’t new. The incident against the Giants re-aggravated the injury. Gordon believes that he should be healthy within a couple weeks.
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
If he can return to health Gordon could be a late-season addition for a team with an eye towards getting him fully integrated ahead of the 2020 season.
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