Latest Buzz on Possible Josh Gordon Trade, Colin Kaepernick and More

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Week 3 of the NFL preseason is now in the books. However, teams will be staying active this week as they continue to trim their rosters down heading into the regular season.

A lot of the league news right now has to do with the roster cuts of fringe NFL players, but let’s examine two potential trade situations and another unique circumstance that could result in a high-profile quarterback getting released.

   

Josh Gordon

The Cleveland Browns aren’t actively looking to deal troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon. Head of football operations Sashi Brown said last Thursday said that the team is “not looking to trade Josh,” according to Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot.

But that doesn’t mean Cleveland wouldn’t bite if the right offer presented itself. ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio said the team is willing to part with him in exchange for a second-round pick. For a guy who hasn’t played in nearly two years and has a history of struggling to follow league and team policies, that’s a steep price.

Gordon’s talent is up there with the very best wideouts in the league. In 2013, at the age of 22, he had 87 catches for 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns in 14 games with Jason Campbell and Brandon Weeden as his main quarterbacks. That prorates to 99 catches, 1,881 yards and 10 touchdowns over a full state of games.

Gordon saw his first NFL action in nearly two years in a preseason contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday and didn’t disappoint. The 25-year-old had two catches for 87 yards and a touchdown on just …

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