More Monday Updates: Gordon goes where he always wanted, The Patriots

• Should've known it, perusing Reddit and the like (maybe I saw it as a Facebook comment on Yardbarker), but Josh Gordon is a New England Patriot -- like he has said he has wanted to be.

Browns get a fifth-round pick next year -- have to give up a seventh-round pick next year if Gordon doesn't play 10 games.

When Gordon's Saturday firing was revealed, several fans noted that Gordon has said he's always wanted to play with Tom Brady.  Monday, he gets his wish.

Well, that's one way to move up in the draft.  I still don't understand how any of this happens with Gordon effectively being fired for showing up Saturday in a condition which indicated a probable relapse.

• The problems in Pittsburgh apparently are going beyond La'Veon Bell.

Antonio Brown wants out.

A former Steelers PR guy had serious questions on Brown's contributions to the offense in Pittsburgh, to which Brown responded [sic]: "trade me let's find out".

Ryan Scarpino, who left the team after last season, said openly that he felt that Brown would not get the numbers he did outside of Ben Roethlesberger's offense.

Brown and Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fitchner had a verbal altercation on the sideline, and a second conversation later.  Brown then, against league rules, bolted on the media after the 42-37 loss to the Chiefs.

Apparently, Brown also threatened an ESPN beat writer for similar questioning after Jesse Washington wrote whether all Brown really was was an "Instagram All-Pro".

Brown then said to make sure Washington met him to see what Washington's jaw would end up like.

There are a number of teams where the situation is flying apart and really threatens to fuck up this league really hardcore.  The league needs a look.

• The Minnesota rookie kicker is gone for forcing (*cough*being ordered to facilitate*cough*) the tie with the Vikings.  

To no one's abject surprise, Daniel Carlson was cut for (probably intentionally) shanking three field goals in Sunday's draw -- either of the last two would've won the game for the Vikings against the Packers.

• One of the things which might say the Packers won't be The Team in the NFC this year is that they are the first team for which it becomes clear that the defense may not be able to stop water under the rule meant to protect their own quarterback!

And it's no real surprise when you understand that Clay Matthews has a SIGNIFICANT Player Safety history.

The Packers got three Roughing the Passer calls against them in the win over the Bears in Week 1.

They got Rodgers Rule'd to force the overtime on the last drive with Clay Matthews in Week 2.

In fact, FOUR Roughing incidents between the quarterbacks in the Week 1 Sunday Nighter -- none of them got fines.

The question is going to become, very quickly, whether Matthews (or someone else) is going to get suspended for one of these hits.

ESPN, who's brought up the Green Bay situation, talked about a larger problem with penalties like Roughing the Passer going up this season.  Through almost two weeks of this season, 21 calls for Roughing the Passer -- six this week so far, two in the Minnesota-Green Bay draw.

Last year had nine.

As of tonight's game, Week 2 this year is almost six points a game more than last year.

Week 1 this year was almost seven.

You figure it out.