Browns receiver Gordon cleared by NFL with conditions

Josh Gordon has cleared a major hurdle in a potential NFL comeback. The Cleveland Browns wide receiver was reinstated from his indefinite suspension on a conditional basis, the team announced Wednesday. He is eligible to practice beginning Nov. 20 and can be placed on the active roster a week later. The Browns also could place him on the commissioner’s exempt list for an additional week at that point. “As emphasized at today’s meeting, everyone — including Josh’s teammates and coaches, the Browns’ ownership and organization, the Program professionals and all of at the league office — want him to have every opportunity to resume his career and to be successful in the NFL,” Commissioner

Roger Goodell said in a statement. “Whether that happens, however, at the end of the day will depend on Josh. His commitment to sobriety and to reaching his goals in football and beyond will determine his success.”