Could the Cowboys be interested in these troubled players?

Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland Browns

Height: 6’3” Weight: 225

Born: April 13, 1991 (age 25)

Draft: 2012 2nd round (supplemental draft)

I hope you didn’t think that I was referring to Johnny Manziel as the Cleveland Brown’s player that I thought Jerry Jones should attempt to bring to the Cowboys. I’m hoping with the latest incident that Manziel was involved in has proven to change Jones’ infatuation with the player, but you can never know what he may do.

No, the troubled player I was referring to is the young talented wide receiver Josh Gordon.

Gordon’s troubles date back to his time at Baylor University when he was finally dismissed from the team after testing positive for marijuana. He later transferred to play at Utah in 2011, but sat out the entire year before deciding to enter the 2012 supplemental draft.

You may remember that it was at that point that the Cowboys first showed an interest in making Gordon a part of the team placing a third-round bid on him, but the Cleveland Browns beat them to the punch offering a second rounder to secure his services.

The Cowboys of course consulted with Baylor’s head coach Art Briles before they placed a bid on Gordon, so they pretty much knew his character and felt safe enough with their decision.

Unfortunately, Gordon was unable to keep his nose clean so to speak in the NFL and was suspended the entire 2014 season because of a second failed drug test since coming into the league.

Last week, Gordon officially applied for reinstatement. Commissioner Roger Goodell has 60 days to decide whether or not Gordon will be lacing up his cleats for the 2016 season.

So why would the Cowboys be interested in a player that is currently suspended and the member of another organization?

Well, the Cleveland Browns just hired Hue Jackson as the new head coach. Usually when a new coaching regime is in place they want to establish a new atmosphere and try to get the players to buy into the system that they want in place. That means that players like Johnny Manziel and Josh Gordon might be on their way out and available.

If I’m the Cowboys I’m at least kicking the tires to see what the Browns might want as compensation to obtain the rights to Josh Gordon.

In 2013, Gordon’s last full season in the NFL, he set the league on fire hauling in 87 passes for 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns. What makes those numbers even more impressive is the fact that he did that with quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Brian Hoyer throwing him the ball.

Can you just imagine what he could do with a healthy Tony Romo throwing him the ball?

His fantastic 2013 season ended up landing him in the top 100 players in the NFL.

If Gordon does become available in some way or form, it makes sense for the Cowboys to go after him.

The Cowboys have a Player Development Department in place at Valley Ranch that could help Gordon get his life back together if he is indeed reinstated. It worked to help Dez Bryant get his life in order, but he never really had the off the field troubles that Gordon does.

Can you imagine how much more dynamic the Cowboys offense would be with Gordon added into the equation?

Not only would Gordon make the Cowboys offense one of the best in the NFL, but it would be an added insurance policy just in case Dez Bryant suffers any lingering effects from his foot injury. We all witnessed how mediocre the offense became in 2015 without Bryant in the lineup.

Personally, I believe this move makes so much sense on so many different levels and I would love to see Gordon become a member of the Cowboys.

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