Sashi Brown released the following statement . . .

“With the league’s decision to afford Josh the opportunity to resume his career, he will be with us for the start of training camp. At that time, we will discuss directly with Josh the direction of our team, our expectations of our players and a plan to support him on and off the field.”

This is not exactly a ringing endorsement on Brown’s behalf. Josh’s return to the Browns could indeed be very short-lived, whether from him failing yet another drug test or from the Browns either trading him or giving him his outright release.

The Ball is clearly in Gordon’s court. If he comes in and fails to put forth the effort that Coach Jackson expects out of a number one receiver, then he’s most likely out of here.

Ice asked me what I thought we could get for Gordon in a trade. His line of thinking seemed to be in the second to third round neighborhood. Depending on which Josh Gordon shows up for camp and pre-season games, that could possibly go up to even a first round pick. However, it could also spiral downward to the point where no team would be willing to give up anything.

Josh Gordon has proven – albeit over a very short time span – that, when he’s right in the head, he has the talent to be the best receiver in the NFL. My only question is, “After being suspended for so long, which Josh Gordon are the Browns getting?” For Josh’s sake and for the Browns’ sake as well, I hope that Josh finally has his act together. The thing is though, I just can’t trust him because of his track record that dates back to his college days.

He’s got a quad injury. I’m still convinced he’ll never play another down again for any team.

http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/19344/thats-so-browns-after-missing-a-year-josh-gordon-reports-with-a-quad-injury

12 games. 1,400 yards receiving. 10 TD’s. Pro-Bowl.

Lol, I have no idea what’s happening with this dude. He could shit the bed, he could go right back to being a stud, he could accidentally see a Budweiser commercial while watching Dancing with the Stars and get suspend for 84 games. I don’t have a clue. No one does.

But I will say this. He’s still only 25. His talent is known and documented. If he’s healthy, in shape, and on the straight, he’s a game-changer.

I just don’t see, in any way shape or form, the Browns dumping him now though. If they were going to, they would have done it by now. He’s missed 26 of the last 32 games. Why keep him around all this time just to cut bait now? Trade him? For what? His value is non-existent. There is nothing to gain by trading him, yet potentially a ton to lose. You keep him around and you put him on the field in week 5. If he has a monster comeback and stays clean, the Browns are all the sudden LOADED at the receiver position.

If he sucks, gets hurt, takes an advil……then you just release him. No harm no foul.

But you don’t keep him all this time and then do it now, and you don’t trade him because you’re going to get a football rack and a few jockstraps. Both are just dumb.

Now he will be eligible as of game 5, so his value jumps up.

To what? A 7th rounder? I mean let’s be realistic here, whoever is trading for him is assuming a shitload of risk. He’s got 1st round talent with a waterboy brain. No one is going to pay for that. I know I make jokes and stuff but seriously, if this guy uses an aerosol can in a manner other than directed, he’s done. He’s not just walking on eggshells, the eggshells are on top of a house of cards that are stacked on a sheet of ice as thick as a human hair.

His value went from absolutely nothing, to barely anything. It would be very Browns-like to trade him for a 6th or 7th rounder only to see him get his shit together and be a beast on the field for the next 7 seasons for someone else while we get practice squad fodder in return.

No, you don’t trade him now. You keep him. If he gets it together, you have a monster. If not he’s done forever anyway, so you keep the thought process of “he’s a beast for us or no one”.