Josh Gordon says he 'definitely' does not have a drug problem
In an exclusive interview, Browns receiver Josh Gordon told ondecker.com that he doesn't have a problem with drugs.
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Does suspended Browns receiver Josh Gordon have a drug problem? Not if you ask Josh Gordon.
"Do I believe I have a drug problem? Definitely not," Gordon told ondecker.com, via the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "In this case, I was exposed to it from second-hand (smoke), and prior to I've been drug-free and have been staying that way -- and this incident has been causing a backlash of negative attention and negative media of me being an addict or a junkie, or using drugs terribly too much, which is definitely not the case. I'd like to definitely have that out in the open and be clear with that."
Gordon was suspended for a year after testing positive yet again for drugs, but there has been scuttlebutt that if the NFL and the players can come to an agreement on a new HGH testing program, that suspension could be overturned.
Either way, Gordon said he chose to go to rehab on his own. When he was there, he said, "They made their diagnosis and said I wasn't addicted to anything, and I didn't have any drug problems."
He also said he has previously tested negative for drugs 70 other times in the NFL's drug program.
"The frequency in which I was tested in the NFL was very high, around 70 times before the incident occurred," Gordon said. "We believe (my positive test) was associated with second-hand smoke, and in this case it was. We were trying to make that point clear to the NFL and explain it and come to terms to with it."
As far as possibly suing the league, Gordon said, "It's been dealt with by my lawyers and my agent, so we're keeping things really tight-knit, under wraps on that, but as far as I know, nothing has been moved forward on it. Let's just let things play out as they play. If anything comes up, I'm sure they'll let me know. But for now, I don't really know too much."
