Cleveland's Gordon gets NFL year ban for repeat alcohol violation

Cleveland Browns receiver Josh Gordon has been suspended for at least one year by the National Football League after his latest substance-abuse policy violation, the team said Tuesday. It was the second year in a row that Gordon was issued such a ban, although the first ban for the 2014 season was eventually trimmed to only 10 of 16 games. The Browns were "disappointed to once again be at this point," the club said in a statement. Gordon has said his latest positive test came after he drank two beers and two other drinks in a private flight with teammates to Las Vegas last month, five days after the Browns' season ended.

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