The New England Patriots have placed an original-round tender on wide receiver Josh Gordon, according to Field Yates of ESPN. This gives the Patriots the ability to match any offer Gordon receives on the free-agent market.
If Gordon does not receive an offer from another team, he will return to the Patriots on a $2.025 million contract.
Gordon is coming off a 2018 campaign in which he hauled in 41 receptions for 737 yards and four touchdowns before getting suspended for violating the league's drug policy and the terms of his conditional reinstatement on Dec. 20.
The 27-year-old began the season with the Cleveland Browns, but was traded to New England on Sept. 18.
When Gordon is on the field, he is a dynamic threat in the passing game, but staying on the field has been the issue for him throughout his NFL career.
The wideout has missed two full seasons due to drug-related suspensions, sitting out all of 2015 and 2016 and playing in just five games in each of the 2014 and 2017 campaigns as a result of the problems.
Gordon, who played his collegiate football at the University of Utah and Baylor University, was originally selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2012 NFL Supplemental Draft.
By his second year in 2013, Gordon had already stamped his name among the best receivers in the NFL, as he caught 87 passes for a league-leading 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns en route to a Pro Bowl appearance and a first-team All-Pro selection.
However, he has played just 22 games since that point.
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