CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Browns receiver Josh Gordon says his latest trouble with the NFL results from having a few drinks with teammates.
Gordon said in an open letter on Medium on Thursday that he accepts responsibility for a failed alcohol test that could bring another suspension from the league. The 23-year-old receiver said he had two beers and two other drinks with teammates on a flight to Las Vegas on Jan. 2, after Cleveland’s season ended.
The former Pro Bowler was suspended for last season after testing positive for marijuana, but the penalty was reduced to 10 games. Gordon said that as part of the reduction, he agreed not to drink alcohol. He said he was tested for it when he got off the plane in Las Vegas.
Gordon says he thought the agreement to not drink ended after the Browns’ regular season but he should have confirmed it.