Just a day after being released by the Kansas City Chiefs, veteran wide receiver Josh Gordon is close to signing another AFC contender.
After being reinstated into the NFL in September 2021, the Chiefs originally signed Gordon to the team's practice squad on September 27.
A week later, Gordon was promoted to the Chiefs' 53-man roster, but his impact was insignificant. During his first season in Kansas City.
In 12 regular-season games played last season, Gordon caught five passes on 14 targets for 32 yards and one touchdown, according to Pro Football Reference.
On January 24, the Chiefs waived Gordon but re-signed him to a reserve/futures deal in February.
Wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Mecole Hardman, rookie Skyy Moore and Justin Watson, are the wide receivers who made the 53-player roster in Kansas City. Gordon didn't perform well enough in training camp or the preseason to beat any of those receivers above for a roster spot.
Since the 31-year-old Gordon was released and not waived by the Chiefs, he became a free agent and could pick his next assignment immediately upon his release from Kansas City.
While there's no guarantee Gordon's visit to Tennessee will result in a contract offer, signs generally point to a veteran getting a contract offer if he visits a team.
If Gordon were to join Tennessee, he would join a receiving room with five players on the Titans' 53-man roster: Robert Woods, Treylon Burks, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Kyle Phillips and Cody Hollister.
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was asked if Gordon would not be on the 53-player roster during his news conference on August 30 and did not rule out that Gordon could return via the practice squad.
He could potentially come back here, and if he doesn't work out somewhere else, but only.
The Chiefs have already filled 14 of the 16 open spots on their practice squad, with two of them being filled by wide receivers Cornell Powell and Daurice Fountain.
There is just no room for Josh Gordon; I hope he gets another chance and gets out," another user wrote.
There's just no place for Josh Gordon; I hope he gets another chance and gets out.
He's not fast enough, but teams sign him & whip their fans into a frenzy like they kidnapped Jerry Rice. 2012 was ten years ago & Josh, God bless his heart, he missed about 5 of them," another user wrote.
Class picture in New England and Seattle after that, the problem is he's not fast enough anymore, but teams sign him and whip their fans into a frenzy like they kidnapped Jerry Rice. 2012 was ten years ago, and Josh, God bless his heart, missed about 5 of them.
They've taken chances on riskier players and given multiple chances to the same type of players; Gordon would be cheap, and if he's a problem, cut him..." another user wrote.
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