The Seattle Seahawks have re-signed suspended wide receiver Josh Gordon, his agent, David Canter, confirmed Thursday.
Gordon, 29, applied for reinstatement in mid-June after he was suspended indefinitely in December for violations of the league's policies on performance-enhancing substances and substances of abuse. A source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that Gordon's reinstatement process is going well, so the Seahawks got started Wednesday on a deal to bring Gordon back.
Commissioner Roger Goodell has been overseeing Gordon's reinstatement attempt. Gordon's camp was hoping to have his indefinite suspension lifted before the start of training camp.
Gordon's deal is for one year, a source told ESPN.
The suspension was Gordon's sixth since the 2013 campaign and the fifth for some form of substance abuse.
Gordon's attorney, Adam Kenner, confirmed in June that Gordon's latest suspension was the result of a setback he experienced after the death of his brother last fall. Gordon tweeted about losing his older brother on Nov. 11, the day he made his Seahawks debut.
Sources close to Gordon have told he was hoping for another shot with the Seahawks.
He's fond of Russell Wilson, the organization and the Seattle area, where he's continued to live and train during his indefinite suspension.
Gordon caught seven passes for 139 yards in five matches last season with the Seahawks, who claimed the one-time Pro Bowler when he was released off injured reserve by the New England Patriots in November.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll stated in early August that the team was "very open" to a reunion with Gordon while also accepting interest in another suspended wide receiver, Antonio Brown. The Seahawks liked the way Gordon conducted himself in their building last campaign and their coaching staff trusts him, two factors that made Gordon a more likely addition than Brown.
"Josh did a really good job with us last year," Carroll said Aug. 3. "He fit in really well. He was part of this team by the way we opened and embraced his coming to us, but also by the way he adapted. So we are very open to that thought, and we'll see what happens. I don't know. I can't tell you what's going to happen on that."
The Seahawks recently re-signed Paul Richardson amid injuries in their receiver corps. Phillip Dorsett (foot), John Ursua (hamstring) and Cody Thompson were all sidelined but have since returned.
Gordon will join the competition with Dorsett, David Moore and Richardson to be the team's third receiver behind Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf.
