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Mike Freeman’s 10-Point Stance: Is Josh Gordon Getting a Fair Shake?

April 13, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

1. NFL players have little confidentiality when it comes to drug testing
Whether you think Josh Gordon is troubled or a martyr or stupid or all of the above or none of the above, one thing you need to understand about him and his situation: He is like many NFL players, in that he has no privacy when it comes to drug testing. 
That's the only thing that's clear.
Gordon's rights were violated with the news that he failed a drug test. In fact, I'm told by several league sources that the union is looking into the leak. (So, yes, I was leaked information that an investigation is commencing into the leaking of information.)
Gordon isn't the only one to have his rights violated. Drug-test results are leaked all the time. I've reported on players who failed drug tests. After the combine, we always know who failed what test within a matter of weeks. At one point, the combine drug-test leaks were so frequent, a prominent lawyer called for penalties for the medi...

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