Josh Gordon Reinstatement 'Not Under Active Consideration', Roger Goodell Says

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Thursday that reinstatement for wide receiver Josh Gordon is "not under active consideration to my knowledge" and added "it hasn't gotten to my desk yet," per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com. 

Gordon's last petition for reinstatement was denied by the NFL in May.

Gordon, 26, was suspended by the NFL in Feb. 2015 after violating the league's substance-abuse policy on multiple occasions. He was conditionally granted reinstatement in July 2016 but remained suspended indefinitely after he was unable to remain on the NFL's drug program and checked into a rehab facility, per Cabot. 

He is next eligible to apply for reinstatement in September.

Gordon's continued suspension halted what was an extremely promising career. The wideout had established himself as one of the NFL's most dynamic playmakers, registering 161 catches for 2,754 yards and 14 touchdowns in 35 career games with the Cleveland Browns. He was electrifying in the 2013 season, accumulating 1,646 yards and nine scores.

It's unclear if Gordon would have a place in Cleveland if he is ever reinstated. When asked if Brown would be welcomed back to the Browns, executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown declined to "get into that speculation" in an interview on 92.3 The Fan (h/t Daryl Ruiter of CBS Cleveland).

"Josh isn’t here and we’re focused on the 90 guys [that are here]," Brown added. "We’re hopeful for Josh as a young man that he’s put himself in a position to address some of the things that have kept him from being able to continue his career and we leave it at that."