BSJ Daily Briefing 12.17.19: Josh Gordon suspended again, Bruschi 'disappointed' in Patriots, Bruins at home

Good morning!

A few random thoughts while I wonder what Tom Brady was thinking watching Drew Brees breaking more records Brady should own...

• People wondered why the Patriots released Josh Gordon when they didn't have many receivers ... and now we know. Gordon was again suspended indefinitely for violating the NFL/NFLPA policies on substances of abuse and, this time, PEDs.


• Yeah, the Patriots didn't release Gordon for no reason. I don't know if they knew a suspension was coming — the league doesn't tell you because it's a private matter; Gordon would need to tell the team — but they at least observed he wasn't going in a positive direction.


• Mr. Patriot, Tedy Bruschi, said things on Sunday that a lot of rational Patriots fans feel about this latest episode.

.@TedyBruschi was pretty strong on the taping incident after the Fox video came out. pic.twitter.com/7b6hCmKaRN

— Greg A. Bedard (@GregABedard) December 17, 2019

• Don't really have much to add to what I said yesterday, which is in line with Bruschi. This just looks bad, regardless of whether it was intentional or not (I don't think it was).


• Celtics have lost Rob Williams for a while.


• Bruins have a couple of openings that they need to fill before they host the Kings tonight.

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Yards leader. Touchdowns leader. RECORD-SLAYER. pic.twitter.com/inFCArqQtV

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 17, 2019