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BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon?says he is entering rehab, an announcement that comes less than a week before he was set to rejoin the team.After careful thought and deep consideration Ive decided that I need to step away from pursuing my return to the Browns and my football career to enter an in-patient rehabilitation facility, Gordon said in a statement released through the Browns on Thursday. This is the right decision for me and one that I hope will enable me to gain full control of my life and continue on a path to reach my full potential as a person. I appreciate the support of the NFL, NFLPA, the Browns, my teammates, my agent and the community through this extremely challenging process.Gordon was suspended for the entire 2015 season for multiple violations of the NFLs substance abuse policies. He was reinstated conditionally on July 25 by commissioner Roger Goodell, though Gordon also was suspended for the first four games of the 2016 season.He was eligible to return next week, ahead of Clevelands Week 5 matchup against the New England Patriots.Gordon took to Twitter later Thursday, and he again thanked the NFL and the Browns.He did not indicate why hes seeking treatment. The NFL, in a statement, said its concern is with Joshs well-being and declined further comment.The Browns did not directly address Gordons future with the team, although its tough to see him staying in Cleveland given all that has happened off the field.Coach Hue Jackson called it unfortunate.?I think Josh needs to do whats best for Josh, he told the Browns radio network. I think we all support him 100 percent. We want the best for him, but we understand at this time he wont be with us, and we move forward from there.The Browns welcomed Gordon back after the 2015 suspension, but they also drafted four receivers and gave ex-quarterback?Terrelle Pryor a full look at the position.Their approach was to consider Gordon a bonus but to plan for the uncertainty if he did not return.We support Josh in taking this step to seek additional help and treatment, Browns executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown said in the statement. His singular focus must be on his own health. We want nothing more than for Josh to be successful personally and professionally and will not comment on his status with the organization at this time.Gordons off-field issues began in college. The talented yet troubled wideout was dismissed from the team at Baylor and Utah for failing drug tests. The Browns took him in the second round of the 2012 supplemental draft.He was suspended 10 games in 2014 by the NFL for violating the substance abuse policy, and he was suspended for the season finale by the team for missing the final walk-through the day before. He also was suspended two games in 2013 by the NFL for substance abuse policy violations. And earlier this month, an arrest warrant for Gordon was withdrawn after he complied with a year-old court order to take a DNA test in a paternity suit.An attorney who represents the woman told Cleveland.com that the DNA test came back Thursday and showed that Gordon is the father with 99.9 percent certainty. Another court hearing is set for Nov. 8.?Despite an 0-3 start to 2016, there had been optimism for the Browns due in large part to Gordons expected return in Week 5. He led the NFL with 1,646 receiving yards in the 2013 season and looked like he was back in that form during the 2016 preseason, catching two passes for 87 yards and a touchdown in his debut.Multiple teams reportedly inquired with Cleveland about a potential trade for the wideout late this summer, but the Browns rebuffed them, saying they werent interested.?Together with Pryor, Gordon could have given Cleveland two playmakers going forward despite injuries to rookie wideout Corey Coleman and quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown.But those plans now may never come to fruition. Reggie White Super Bowl Jersey . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. 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It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start.OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators have traded the rights to defenceman Sergei Gonchar to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in this years draft. According to TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun, talks have already begun between the Stars and Gonchars camp. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reports that Gonchars agent, JP Barry, was given permission to find a trade partner for Ottawa when the Senators decided not to re-sign the veteran defenceman. KHL interest accelerated the process for Gonchar, who will likely agree to a two-year deal with the Stars. The 39-year-old played the past three seasons for Ottawa, recording 15 goals and 76 assists. He has played 1,177 gammes in 18 NHL seasons.dddddddddddd Gonchar, whose veteran presence on the Senators blue-line helped offset the loss of Erik Karlsson for much of the regular season, was reportedly seeking a multi-year deal. Reports indicated he was considering signing in Russias Kontinental Hockey League. Gonchar completed the final season of a three-year, $16.5-million contract. His cap hit was $5.5 million. If Gonchar signs with Dallas, it will be his fifth NHL team. The sixth-round pick is conditional on Gonchar signing a contract with the Stars. Gonchar was originally selected 14th in the 1992 draft by the Washington Capitals. He won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. ' ' '