Josh Gordon continues to be in the news. Recall the Browns receiver was suspended for the Cleveland Browns’ Week 17 contest, one that the team would go on to lose in typical Brownsian fashion. Nothing new, right? Au contraire.

The difference here being that Gordon’s suspension put him under the six-game threshold needed to qualify for a season. Suspended for the season’s first 10 games due to violating the league’s substance abuse policy, Gordon playing the final six game—no matter how lackadaisically—would push him one season closer to free agency. Being suspended for what’s being called a missed walkthrough changed things drastically, and Gordon’s doing everything he can to alter his fortunes.

According to PFT’s Mike Florio, Gordon plans on filing a grievance with the assistance of the NFLPA challenging the unpaid suspension. If Gordon loses the grievance, he won’t be eligible for unrestricted free agency until after the 2017 season. If he wins the grievance, however, he’ll be only one season away from hitting the market.

Either way, Gordon has to stay clean and earn his reinstatement after the recent news of his alcohol-related suspension. He’s slated to miss the entire 2015 season, but this doesn’t mean Gordon’s name won’t be in the headlines. Because nothing gets you back in the good graces of your team like taking them to court.