Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon is facing a year suspension from the NFL after failing a drug test. The seemingly troubled WR, who’s in Stage III of the NFL’s drug program appeared to have gotten himself in deep trouble yet again, but he’s arguing against the validity of the recent test.
via CBS Sports:
Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will try to win his own appeal on Friday and he’ll be doing it with the same lawyer who helped Sherman win his case: Maurice Suh. Gordon began working with Suh in early July, according to ESPN.com.
During his appeal, Gordon will argue that his failed drug test was a result of second-hand smoke. Gordon’s failed test came out at 16 nanograms per milliliter, just one nanogram above the NFL’s threshold of 15 nanograms per milliliter.
Gordon’s drug test consisted of two samples. The ‘A’ sample was the one that failed, while a second ‘B’ sample passed the NFL’s drug threshold, measuring at 13.63 ng/ml. The discrepancy will also play apart in Gordon’s argument because both the ‘A’ sample and ‘B’ sample came from the same specimen, meaning they should have tested out to almost the same number.
According to ProFootballTalk.com, Gordon has passed at least 70 drug tests since being entered into Stage III of the NFL’s drug program last year.
