Former New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich doesn't think Josh Gordon is a good “good fit” in New England and that it might send the wrong message.
“I wouldn’t, personally,” Ninkovich said on WEEI’s “Dale & Keefe” following the report that the Patriots were trading for Gordon.
Gordon has dealt with drug suspensions and last week he hurt his hamstring doing a film shoot that wasn't for the Cleveland Browns. That makes Ninkovich how much he actually wants to play the game and could cause some issues for the Patriots.
“There’s guys that fit and guys that don’t,” Ninkovich told WEEI. “There’s a certain personality that has to be considered when you play for the Patriots. I question his love for the game if you’ve been suspended so many times or you hurt your hamstring doing a video for some type of endorsement when you’ve practiced all week. Isn’t that letting down your teammates?”
Ninkovich is also concerned about Gordon learning the playbook and how Corey Coleman had to lose his job to bring Gordon in. Bill Belichick is also a guy who wants his guys to be dependable and with the Browns so eager to trade him how can he actually be considered that?
“Why would the Browns let go of one of their best players when they haven’t won a game in a year and two weeks or whatever?” he said. “It tells me he’s not dependable. You can’t depend on that guy.”
If the Patriots are able to depend on him they won this trade but that is a big if and is not a given with his past.
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