Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Josh Gordon was conditionally reinstated from his suspension for violating the league’s policies on substances of abuse and performance-enhancing drugs last week but that doesn’t mean he’s immediately eligible to get to full work with his teammates. But, he is now at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton.
“Josh is in the building today for the first time, and it’ll take a while before he can get active on in the practice and all that kind of stuff, but we’re going through the process,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters Wednesday during his press conference.
There remain a number of hoops Gordon and Seattle must jump through in order to get the wide receiver able to participate in full. For now, he’ll work out with trainers, attend team meetings and focus on getting up to speed.
“What I’ve talked to Josh about is it’s really important that he really bust it right now so that when he does get out, there’s not a lag time of him adapting,” Carroll explained. “He’s got to get it done now – there’s just not much time left, so he’s going to work really hard with our guys to make sure he’s running full speed, top speed as long as he can before he ever gets on the field so that he can maintain it once we get going, because we expect to give him a chance to help us when he’s available.”
Gordon is eligible to return to practice after Week 15 and can first appear in Week 16’s game against the Rams.
