Kansas City Chiefs make key decision on future of Josh Gordon

The Kansas City Chiefs have made good on their word with wide receiver Josh Gordon. On Monday, NFL networks Tom Pelissero reported that the Chiefs would waive Gordon, but that they did intend on re-signing him to the practice squad if he cleared waivers. Well, he cleared them and Kansas City has agreed to re-sign the veteran receiver to their practice squad.

For Gordon, it is a win-win situation. Because he was a member of their 53 man roster for eight games, he will still get paid his standard playoff check. And now that he’s a member of their practice squad, he will also receive practice squad checks for the rest of the playoffs.

Well before his return with the Chiefs, Gordon was suspended indefinitely in December 2019 for violations of the league’s policies on substance abuse and performance-enhancing substances. That was Gordon’s sixth suspension since the 2013 season and his fifth related to substance abuse. He was reinstated by the NFL once in 2020, but the conditional reinstatement did not go as planned; he had a setback in his recovery, so Gordon was forced to wait until he was handed another reinstatement in 2020.

When active, Gordon has proven to be one of the NFL’s most lethal wide receivers, living up to the nickname “Flash.” During a seven-year NFL career in which he has started just 56 games, Gordon has hauled in 4,256 receiving yards on 247 catches, along with 20 receiving touchdowns. Perhaps most impressively, Gordon averages 17.2 yards per catch in his career, making him a deep-ball threat next to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case as Gordon recorded just five receptions for 32 yards and a touchdown over 12 games with the Chiefs. 

Sean Payton takes light shot at Eli Apple in press conference

Former New Orleans Saints cornerback and current member of the Cincinnati Bengals Eli Apple has been the talk of the Big Easy. Apple and the Bengals are onto the team’s first AFC championship game since 1988. And instead of focusing on their next opponent, the Kansas City Chiefs, and their high-flying offense, Apple spent his time trolling the Saints and New York Giants.

During his press conference announcing his decision to step down, Sean Payton answered a few questions on some of his former players, including Apple who prompted an interesting look from Payton following mentioning his former defensive back.

“When players end up on a different roster, man we are pulling for them. I am pulling for Vonn Bell, Trey….Eli a little bit,” said Payton.