If wideout Josh Gordon manages to get a green light from the NFL to play in 2020, he already has a team that will welcome him with open hands. The Seattle Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll recently told ESPN that his team would be “very open” to Gordon’s return.
Gordon spent the second part of 2019 in Seattle, catching seven passes for 139 yards in five games he played with the team. However, the 29-year-old wideout didn’t get to finish the season with Seahawks, as he was suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s policies.
Gordon applied for reinstatement last month, and if the league allows him to play again, Carroll would love to have him on his team.
“It’s not in our hands,” said Carroll. “Josh did a really good job with us last year. He fit in really well. He was part of this team by the way we opened and embraced his coming to us but also by the way he adapted. So we are very open to that thought, and we’ll see what happens. I don’t know. I can’t tell you what’s going to happen on that.”
The last year’s suspension was the fifth for Gordon in the last eight years. This is the reason why the NFL might not be so favorable towards his situation and could potentially keep him on the sidelines for the rest of the year. If that doesn’t happen, however, Seahawks might get a scary weapon as they attempt to return to Super Bowl.
