Browns trade Gordon to Patriots for reported 5th-round pick
The Cleveland Browns have shipped wide receiver Josh Gordon to the New England Patriots, the team announced Monday.
In exchange, the Browns will receive a conditional 2019 fifth-round pick, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports, citing sources. If Gordon is not active for 10 games this season, the Patriots will receive a 2019 seventh-round pick from the Browns, Schefter adds.
Gordon's tenure with the Browns has been a whirlwind. The final straw for Cleveland came Saturday when the team announced plans to release the receiver for reportedly arriving at the facility late with a hamstring injury he picked up during a promotional shoot.
He was held out of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints as a result.
No damage to his hamstring was revealed in an MRI, leaving open the possibility of Gordon playing for the Patriots in their Week 3 Sunday nighter against the Detroit Lions, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports.
The Patriots' receiving group has been a revolving door. With Julian Edelman suspended for the first four games of the season, New England has recruited Kenny Britt, Jordan Matthews, Eric Decker, and Corey Coleman to work opposite Chris Hogan.
In a corresponding move to the trade, the Patriots will cut Coleman, a former Browns wideout, according to ESPN's Field Yates.