Patriots Camp Leaks Rumors That Josh Gordon’s Work Ethic Was A Problem

The New England Patriots placed wide receiver Josh Gordon on injured reserve to release him. He was healthy to be on the active roster, but the Pats had different plans for him. According to rumors, the Patriots weren’t happy with Gordon’s work ethic.

Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston, Gordon arrived late to meetings and the team had hard time locating him on several occasions. Head coach Bill Belichick doesn’t tolerate things like this.

“The Patriots won’t regret moving on from Josh Gordon,” Tom E. Curran wrote. “Though in one respect, I wish they would. That being that Gordon goes on to have a healthy and productive remainder of the season and a steady and dependable career after. But for right now, even with so many uncertainties in the pass-catching department for Tom Brady, detaching from Gordon was the right call.

“It’s because of those uncertainties. We’ve been talking around it for a couple of days: the dependability of the injured Gordon as he nears return from his injured knee. From what I gathered, Gordon was showing up late to things. He wasn’t blowing them off, but the fact he seemed to be trending towards not being on the details was enough to signal concern. Unfortunately for a player with Gordon’s history, tardy isn’t just going to mean tardy. It could hint at something more troubling in the offing. With Mohamed Sanu in the fold, N’Keal Harry close to his debut, Jakobi Meyers on the uptick, and Phillip Dorsett doing his consistent Phillip Dorsett bit, proceeding with Gordon while having trepidation about where his head was at or something the Patriots weren’t up for. Harry is faster. Harry is more athletic. Harry is going to show better stamina. Might as well get him up to speed as soon as possible.”

Gordon is talented, but he needed to work on his work ethic. Let’s see what happens next with the wide receiver. Who will take him?

In his six games with the team, Gordon had 20 receptions for 287 yards. He wasn’t really productive, and no coach will ever tolerate players who are always late.