Source: Pats’ Gordon heads to injured reserve
The New England Patriots have placed Josh Gordon on injured reserve, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates….
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have placed wide receiver Josh Gordon on injured reserve, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates.
Gordon had been playing through a left knee injury, and then was knocked out of the team’s Oct. 10 win over the New York Giants when he injured the knee while attempting to make a tackle after a Patriots fumble. He missed New England’s 33-0 win over the New York Jets on Monday.
Through six games, Gordon had been starting alongside Julian Edelman and totaled 20 catches for 287 yards and one touchdown.
The Patriots have Edelman, Phillip Dorsett and newly acquired Mohamed Sanu atop the depth chart. Also, first-round draft choice N’Keal Harry is eligible to play Nov. 3 against Baltimore after being designated to return off injured reserve (knee).
Undrafted free agents Jakobi Meyers and Gunner Olszewski round out the depth chart.
Gordon is eligible for unrestricted free agency after the season. The NFL indefinitely suspended Gordon at the end of last season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy; commissioner Roger Goodell lifted that ban on Aug. 16, allowing Gordon to open the season on the active roster.
The Patriots are expected to use their final designated-to-return spot on offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn, which would mean Gordon’s season with the Patriots is over. Teams can only designate two players to return off IR.