Bill Belichick Broke His Silence On Josh Gordon Suspension

Josh Gordon left the Patriots in order to take care of his mental health. But, that was not the only Gordon-related news these days. The receiver was suspended for “violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement under the Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.” Head coach Bill Belichick talked about Gordon’s suspension.

“I spoke with Josh yesterday morning as I have several times since he’s been here. It’s obviously an unfortunate situation. Personally, I wish him the very best as we all do on this team. He’s made a statement. The organization has made a statement. The league’s made a statement. I’ve spoken (about) him at length over the last three months. So, I don’t really have anything at this point to add to that. It’s a private matter. Hopefully he’s able to deal with it successfully,” Belichick spoke of the suspension.

Patriots players talked about Gordon, too.

“He was a great teammate. He worked his butt off while he was here. So I think for us as players, we wish him the best personally. … I think, as people, you feel for that. I mean, if you don’t, I guess you don’t, but I think as guys in this locker room, we care more about him and him getting well and all of those things more than him catching passes. Play football. Just keep playing. I think we realize the task we have at hand Sunday — a game that we feel is a must-win. We’ve got to come out here, play well at home and get a win coming off back-to-back losses,” McCourty said.

Others wished all the best for Gordon, noting that he was a brilliant teammate and an even better player. some did not want to comment on Gordon’s situation. Andrews was one of them. “I’ll let him speak for himself on that,” he said.