Browns sign WR Josh Gordon as exclusive rights free agent
CLEVELAND (AP) Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will make $790,000 next season after signing with the club as an exclusive rights free agent.
Gordon returned to the Browns and played five games last season following an NFL suspension and a lengthy rehab stint. Gordon, 27, is expected to report for the team's offseason workout program Monday. He's eligible to be a restricted free agent in 2019.
Gordon has cost himself multi-million dollar contracts because of his addictions to drugs and alcohol. He led the league with 1,646 yards receiving in 2012 and was an All-Pro in 2013, but he's played just 10 games over the past four seasons.
The Browns are hoping Gordon can stay clean, contribute and pair with newly signed Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry, who signed a five-year, $75 million contract Friday.
After being re-instated last season, Gordon caught 18 passes for 335 yards and one touchdown.
---
More AP NFL: http://pro32.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-NFL
-
2024 NFL Draft Trade Tracker: Recap of every deal from every round
2024 NFL Draft grades: Bears land pair of A's for first-round top-10 picks
2024 NFL Draft Date, Time: Schedule, how to watch, TV channel
-
2024 NFL Draft RB rankings: No clear stars, but deep top 10 prospects
2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Top 100 led by Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft QB rankings: Caleb Williams leads top 10 prospects
-
2025 Super Bowl LIX odds: Chicago's odds shorten after drafting Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft WR rankings: Marvin Harrison Jr. leads stacked top 10 prospects
2024 NFL Draft TE rankings: Historic prospect Brock Bowers leads top 10
-
2024 NFL Draft Trade Tracker: Recap of every deal from every round
2024 NFL Draft grades: Bears land pair of A's for first-round top-10 picks
2024 NFL Draft Date, Time: Schedule, how to watch, TV channel
-
2024 NFL Draft RB rankings: No clear stars, but deep top 10 prospects
2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Top 100 led by Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft QB rankings: Caleb Williams leads top 10 prospects
-
2025 Super Bowl LIX odds: Chicago's odds shorten after drafting Caleb Williams
2024 NFL Draft WR rankings: Marvin Harrison Jr. leads stacked top 10 prospects
2024 NFL Draft TE rankings: Historic prospect Brock Bowers leads top 10