Me too and I sincerely pray he can keep himself clean for not only this season, but his life.I’m so happy for him.
And the Patriots.
But mostly him.
Agreed, this shouldn't be about footballHappy for him and the Patriots but all I hope for is that this guy stays clean regardless of whether he plays well or not.
He signed his tender back in April--all good.Do they still have to sign him?
OMFG. This just made my day and made me need clean shorts.Imagine 10 personnel that has Harry and Gordon outside, Edelman and Meyers inside, and White. Call your doctor in 4 hours.
Wow, went right for that comp, huh?Did not expect anything close to this but it's all good - for him and the team. Obviously a big if, but if he stays clean, this team is up there with the greatest Pat's teams ever
If so, that person would be an asshole.If this was any player on any other team somebody would have already pointed out that he’s almost guaranteed to be suspended again by Week 6.
So, an asshole? Good thing that hasn’t happened.If this was any player on any other team somebody would have already pointed out that he’s almost guaranteed to be suspended again by Week 6.
This seems like a good way to look at this. He seems to have some sort of deep PTSD from childhood and as a result a long history with various drugs and alcohol, plus a lot of teams enabling him. Not sure what sort of work he's doing on this, but I'm tentatively optimistic?My mom went from a hopeless alcoholic who I had to drive to a rehab in NH every 6 months or so to clean and sober for the last 10 years of her life before she died.
You can do this, Josh.
One day at a time dude.
What he said.This makes me happy to no end, whether he produces on the field or not. Fingers crossed for the guy, hopefully he continues to take advantage of all the support the league/team provide to stay clean and happy.
This is great news for the Pats. I am less convinced that it is great news for Gordon.Great news. Please stay clean, please stay clean, please stay clean...
I want him to stay clean AND have a great season catching passes from Tom because that’s what I’m sure he wants.I don’t care if he has zero receptions and doesn’t play a meaningful down the entire season. Fingers crossed he makes it all year without another relapse. From everything I’ve seen and heard, he seems like a genuinely good human being who just happens to suffer from a terrible disease. Kick ass in life, and if you happen to play some good football at the same time, that’s a huge bonus.
Curious why you’d say that? I’m not an expert, but I’d imagine structure, goals and resources make dealing with an addiction more manageable than not.This is great news for the Pats. I am less convinced that it is great news for Gordon.
Because his track record seems to be that he’s most vulnerable when facing the pressure of high level competition?Curious why you’d say that? I’m not an expert, but I’d imagine structure, goals and resources make dealing with an addiction more manageable than not.
So Berrios out?So Gordon, Edelman,, N'Keal, Jakobi, Dorsett, and Slate are probably our 6.
Does it? I mean, he’s a high level athlete and an addict. It seems kind of syllogistic.Because his track record seems to be that he’s most vulnerable when facing the pressure of high level competition?
The actions of the NFL (suspending him last December), suggest that he's at best 7 months clean and sober. It's been a (long) while since I've worked with substance dependent clients with any regularity, but given his history, coming back after a seven month hiatus seems...quick. I was sort of assuming the NFL would say no this time around, and tell him to try again at the one-year mark.Curious why you’d say that? I’m not an expert, but I’d imagine structure, goals and resources make dealing with an addiction more manageable than not.