# Josh Gordon SI article

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-si-article/803042>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-si-article/803042 "2017-11-29T10:39:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-si-article/803042/1 "2017-11-29T10:39:00Z")

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[https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/28/josh-gordon-interview-cleveland-browns-nfl](https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/28/josh-gordon-interview-cleveland-browns-nfl)

Josh Gordon is one of the biggest wastes of athletic talent. Reading the article, it shows how he was able to be a successful athlete even without really trying.

I give him 0% chance of staying sober. I give him 95% chance of being in jail one year from now. Of course, he will bankrupt and there are probably more than two children out there so he’s probably facing more paternity lawsuits.

I think he should be allowed to play NFL football regardless of any non-performance enhancing drugs he chooses to use. But, that’s not how the NFL sees it. The SI story also blows away all of his martyr defenses about low amounts of marijuana or a beer on the team plane.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/josh-gordon-si-article/803042/2 "2017-11-29T14:08:00Z")

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Well, the ‘Steve Howe’ career path for any athlete is likely going to be short and bumpy.