Josh Gordon has taken a step toward a potential return to the football field.<br />NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that the Cleveland Browns receiver officially applied for reinstatement, per a source informed of his situation.<br />Gordon was suspended on Feb. 3, 2015 for violating the league's policy on substances of abuse.<br />The terms of the suspension allow the wideout to apply for reinstatement as early as 60 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the date of his ban.<br />Gordon was given an indefinite suspension after his third volition.<br />He failed a test for alcohol following the 2014 season, after serving a 10-game ban for a DWI arrest.<br />If reinstated, the 24-year-old receiver would be under contract with the Browns for the 2016 season.
