What Josh Gordon's reinstatement means for Patriots

The NFL has reinstated Josh Gordon, and unless he makes another off-the-field mistake, he should be an important part of New England’s offense in 2019. His return is great news for the Patriots, whose passing game will different this season without all-world tight end Rob Gronkowski. Predicting how the 28-year-old Gordon will play immediately after a long layoff is mostly speculation. It wouldn't be surprising if he were rusty. When he's on top of his game, however, he is among the best receivers in football. He's in the class of someone such as Atlanta’s Julio Jones. At 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, Gordon is a big, powerful man who moves with violence and grace. Most players with his dimensions are mostly straight-line athletes who build up speed as they get downfield. But Gordon doesn’t have to decelerate before getting into his breaks and loses little speed on sharp cuts. Gordon has loose hips for a big wideout and doesn’t take much time to get up to full speed. With Gronkowski retired, tight ends will catch

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