Browns Get 5th Round Pick From Patriots For Josh Gordon

Troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon has been traded to the New England Patriots.

The Browns announced they will get a fifth-round pick. The Pats will get a seventh-round pick from Cleveland if Gordon is not active for 10 games.

In an Instagram post, Gordon wrote: "Huge s/o to the city of Cleveland. This place will always feel like home to me.. I'm extremely honored and blessed to have been able to grow up and start a life amongst such a passionate and motivated group of individuals.. It's been a hell of a journey with you guys. I wish all of you nothing but the best.. Thanks to the @ClevelandBrowns organization for having me, I'll never forget my time here."

ESPN's Josina Anderson reported that at least eight teams called the Browns asking about the possibility of a trade after the team announced Saturday they intended to release Gordon on Monday.

When healthy, Gordon has shown that he can be one of the league's dynamic players. But his time in the league has been marred by a drug suspension that cost him the 2015 season. He spent the next season in rehab. and played only five games for Cleveland last year.

Gordon was selected by the Browns in the 2012 supplemental draft out of Baylor. Gordon has claimed that the Baylor coaching staff helped him cheat on drug tests while in college, according to media reports.

In addition, the Browns announced that the team signed wide receiver Rod Streater.

Streater is 6-2, 195-pounds and in his sixth NFL season out of Temple. He was signed by Oakland as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and has appeared in 52 games with the Raiders (36) and 49ers (16). He has recorded 127 receptions for 1,755 yards and 10 touchdowns. He spent the preseason with the Bills.

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