It’s been a long road back for Josh Gordon. Gordon returned to football last week for the first time since Dec. 21, 2014 after serving multiple suspensions from the NFL. This week was his first game back in Cleveland and he gave the fans something extra special to cheer about.
Watch as Gordon scored his first touchdown in nearly 4 years in the first quarter of today’s Browns-Packers game.
For the first time since December 15, 2013, Josh Gordon has returned to the end zone. He's back.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 10, 2017
Josh Gordon catches his first touchdown pass since Week 15 of 2013 vs Bears. It had been 1,456 days since his last touchdown. Jason Campbell was the last QB to throw a Pass TD to Gordon.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 10, 2017
Earlier in the week, Gordon talked about his emotional return to Cleveland.
Via Cleveland.com
Definitely a different feeling for sure at a home compared to an away game. More emotional? For sure, I believe,” Gordon said Friday. “I hope the fans are into it. I’ll be into it and excited regardless of the occasion. It’s just that extra amp because it’s a home game, and I haven’t played here in a long time, so I’m super excited. The fans come with it every week. I believe that feeling will be reciprocated.”
“It’s just a place that’s fun,” Gordon said. “It’s a place that I enjoy. It’s my passion. It’s what I love to do. It’s not too cerebral, it feels like. A lot of it just feels second nature. It does feel like something that’s just what I’m meant to do. It does feel freeing as opposed to doing anything else. I have fun. I have other hobbies, but this is where I feel the most free.”