Josh Gordon — Yes I Boozed … But I’m Not An Alcoholic
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Cleveland Browns superstar Josh Gordon admits he chugged 4 drinks on a private jet to Vegas after the team’s final loss this season … but insists he’s NOT an alcoholic.
Gordon just spilled his guts in an open letter to several high profile media members including Charles Barkley, Cris Carter and Stephen A. Smith — blasting them for taking him to task over his reported substance abuse.
In the letter, posted on The Cauldron, Gordon is tenacious he’s not an alcoholic or a pothead … but admits he’s been making terrible decisions over the past few years.
Gordon says he hasn’t smoked weed in years — and when he tested positive for the green stuff during an NFL drug test, it was due to “inadvertently inhaling second-hand marijuana smoke last off season.”
“Truth is, I have not smoked marijuana since before I was drafted by the Browns in 2012 — and there are years worth of drug tests to prove it.”
As for testing positive for alcohol earlier this month after an NFL-imposed ban from booze (following his DWI) … Gordon says he imbibed with teammates on a private jet to Vegas on January 2.
“Just days after our season finished earlier than we all had hoped — and yes, my actions during the prior offseason beyond doubt contributed to our failure to make the playoffs; it killed me considering our guys fight so hard when I wasn’t out there with them — I boarded a private flight to Las Vegas with several teammates. During the flight, I had two beers and two drinks.”
Gordon says, “It was the first time I had consumed so much as a drop of alcohol since July 4, 2014, the day of the DWI.”
Gordon admits “I failed myself” — but concludes with a message to his celebrity critics:
“If you see me someday, Chuck, Stephen A., Cris, or any other well-intentioned person to whom this letter is directed, please come on over, shake my hand, and say hello. I won’t be holding a grudge, but I will expect you to admit you were incorrect about me.”
