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Suspended NFL Star Josh Gordon Finds Gig at Car Dealership, Apparently

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Josh Gordon, car salesman?
Image: Mark Duncan/Associated Press

Josh Gordon, a star wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, is suspended for the entire 2014 NFL season after he tested positive for marijuana, at least his third violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy.

But he’s apparently found a new gig for his forced year away from the game: working at a local auto dealership.

Gordon will begin this weekend at Sarchione Auto Group, in the Cleveland area, according to an ESPN report, spearheading the company’s community efforts and working as a showroom salesman.

A Sarchione Auto Group spokesperson told Mashable on Thursday morning that “we’re actually not commenting on that right now,” but that it would be reasonable to expect more information soon.

Gordon can’t practice with the Browns, attend any official team meetings or events, or have contact with coaches while suspended. He has 14 touchdown catches in 30 career games and is considered one of the NFL’s best players at his position. His season-long suspension also means he misses out on his 2014 salary of $1.3 million.

Needless to say, buying a car from Gordon would be quite a hoot for many Browns fans in the market for new wheels.

“We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time,” says the Sarchione Auto Group website. “Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence!”

Gordon’s year-long suspension has been a source of much controversy among NFL observers. Even as a repeat offender of the league’s substance-abuse policy, many see the fact that a positive test for marijuana can lead to a full-season ban as arcane and overly harsh. Coupled with Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice‘s piddling two-game ban for domestic abuse, Gordon’s suspension has been a catalyst for widespread outrage directed at NFL brass.

BONUS: 25 of YouTube’s Funniest Sports Fails

Sports Fails

  1. 1. Golf Cart Fail

    This runaway vehicle wreaked minor on-field havoc following a high school football championship in Texas last December. But a heroic bystander hopped aboard and put on the brakes.

    No casualties occurred, and the clip immediately became Internet legend.

  2. 2. Penalty Kick Fail

    Watch out for the ricochet, goalie! This kid gets it in the right in the chops.

  3. 3. Mascot on Rollerblades Fail

    What happens when you put an inflatable dinosaur on rollerblades and ask it to skate down a flight of stairs? Amazingness, that’s what.

  4. 4. Flopping Fail

    In sports, to “flop” is to exaggerate the force of contact in hopes of drawing a favorable call from officials. But you’ve got to time it much, much better than this guy does.

  5. 5. Hockey Celebration Fail

    Apparently, if you hug a member of the opposite team after scoring a goal in hockey, you will get punched in the face.

  6. 6. Innocent Bystander Fail

    This kid is just in the wrong place at the wrong time…to the benefit of the rest of us.

  7. 7. Representing Your School Fail

    College football mascots are supposed to represent their schools in a fun, positive light — which doesn’t typically include picking fights. Here, the University of Oregon’s duck slams the University of Houston’s cougar.

    Bonus points for the sick elbow drop, though.

  8. 8. Weightlifting Fail

    Not saying we could successfully lift 432 pounds above our heads, but dang, that looks painful.

    German weightlifter Matthias Steiner dropped this massive barbell on his neck during the London Olympics this summer, but escaped serious injury.

  9. 9. Trampoline Dunk Fail

    Sometimes, when you fail, you actually win.

  10. 10. Hurdling Fail

    Why jump over hurdles when you could just RUN STRAIGHT THROUGH THEM?

    File under: Never, Ever Gets Old.

  11. 11. Paying Attention Fail

    After what could best be described as an “optimistic” shot attempt in a game last season, NBA center JaVale McGee showed some nice hustle getting back on defense. Only problem? His team still had the ball.

  12. 12. Judgment Fail

    But that wasn’t McGee’s only legendary moment. Here, he shows why it’s not a good idea to try dunking from the free throw line mid-game.

  13. 13. Olympic Promo Fail

    For some reason, London’s Olympic promotions this summer involved hanging Mayor Boris Johnson on a zipline while waving a pair of tiny flags.

    Then he got stuck halfway through and it was pretty much the best, funniest, awkwardest thing that could have happened.

  14. 14. Grand Slam Celebration Fail

    Major Leaguer Kendry Morales broke his lower left leg while celebrating a game-winning grand slam in 2010. This edited video provides the before, during and after rundown.

  15. 15. Slam Dunk Fail

    See? White guys can jump? It’s just the landing that’s the hard part.

  16. 16. High Dive Fail

    The announcer here sums it up perfectly. She calls this attempt from the 1992 Olympics “an absolute failed dive.”

  17. 17. Piggyback Ride Fail

    What begins as an innocent enough piggyback ride atop a fuzzy mascot turns into a pretty epic collision — and YouTube gold.

  18. 18. Long Jump Fail

    Dude! If you’re gonna pump up the crowd like that, you can’t just faceplant into the sand.

  19. 19. Touchdown Celebration Fail

    When you think about it, is there any better way to celebrate a touchdown than by pegging an unsuspecting spectator in the face? Bonus points for originality, at least.

  20. 20. Pro Golfer Fail

    You’d think a professional golfer could put the ball in the hole with less than 16 strokes. Kevin Na — and the rest of the world — found out otherwise on this par-four hole at the 2011 Valero Texas Open.

  21. 21. Head-First Slide Fail

    Well, that’s one way of doing it…right?

  22. 22. Time Management Fail

    Tie game, clock winding down — it’s always better to get one last attempt up than just let the game go into overtime. A full court desperation heave with a 11 seconds to go is never the way to do it, however.

    This classic gaffe by the University of Connecticut’s Roscoe Smith came during a matchup of top teams in 2011.

  23. 23. Boogie Boarding Fail

    Its veracity may be suspect, but this 2008 YouTube classic has more than 12.7 million views, despite a mind-numbing soundtrack.

  24. 24. Sportsmanship Fail

    The summer of 2011 was a tough time for NBA star LeBron James. It was full of lingering ill-will for his decision to the leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and snarky schadenfreude over his initial failure to win a championship with the Miami Heat.

    So it makes perfect sense that he’d let off some steam by viciously dunking on a tiny kid at summer camp, right? That’s what happens at the 0:43 mark of this video.

  25. 25. Standing on a Basketball Hoop Fail

    We’re not quite sure why this mascot thought standing on top of a basketball rim was a good idea.

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