Suspended Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon talked to OnDeckEr.com with regards to his one year suspension for violating the drug policy imposed by the MFL.
The video posted OnDeckEr.com was long that it had to be segregated into 8 parts but the most intriguing part of the interview came when Gordon was asked whether he had drug problems. Gordon has dealt with positive tests for marijuana in college and the NFL. But Gordon was firm to say that he tested positive on the latest test due to second hand smoking.
He said "Do I believe I have a drug problem? Definitely not. In this case, I was exposed to it from second hand [smoke]. And prior to, I had been drug free and staying that way. This incident has been causing a backlash of negative attention and negative media, of me being an addict or a junkie or using drugs terribly too much. Which is definitely not the case."
Gordon said on the interview that he went to Cliffside Malibu, a rehabilitation center in California, after he was told of his positive test. And Gordon said the center's determination was he wasn't an addict.
He added "I chose to go on my own accord, my own thoughts and thought it would be beneficial for me to go out to Cliffside in Malibu, Calif., and seek out some help and see what could be done. They assessed me and they made their diagnosis, and said I wasn't addicted to anything and I didn't have any drug problem or anything like that. Still, I wanted to stay and figure out anything that I could do."
But aside from that, Gordon has some fascinating comments about the NFL's decision on his suspension after he made an appeal.
He said "Honestly, I wasn't too surprised because I know the NFL has a lot of guidelines and rules they need to follow and they have to abide by, and they're definitely strict in what they do. In my case, it was bending them in a direction they just weren't allowed to go. Not that they didn't want to, or didn't believe me. I feel as though it just didn't fit for them. I respect their decision they had to uphold their rules and policies and their law. I just appreciate them for hearing me out."
