Josh Gordon

Josh Gordon will have the full support of the Browns when he returns.

(John Kuntz, cleveland.com)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Josh Gordon's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday he believes that Hue Jackson is "very committed" to working with Gordon, that the Browns were instrumental in getting him reinstated and that Gordon knows this is likely his last chance.

"I do believe the Browns are a big part of Josh getting reinstated," Rosenhaus said on Pro Football Talk Live with Mike Florio. "I do believe that Sashi Brown, who's the chief executive of the Browns, had a lot to do with this. I believe that Hue Jackson is very committed to working with Josh Gordon. I believe that Jim Brown, who's an integral part of this process who got to know Josh and has served as a mentor in some respects had a lot to do with this.

"I really do think that the Browns are committed to Josh and want to see him succeed."

Rosenhaus, who accompanied Gordon to his July 19 meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in New York, explained why Goodell moved up the announced timetable from Aug. 1 for Gordon to apply. Gordon was reinstated conditionally on Monday and can join the team for training camp on Thursday, but will be suspended for the first four games of the season. He was added to the 90-man roster Tuesday.

"I believe that Commissioner Goodell really got to know Josh and I'm convinced that he believed it would be in Josh's best interest to go to training camp on time this week as opposed to waiting any longer," Rosenhaus said. "Being with his teammates, being with his coaches, and the Browns organization are going to put a very good support system in place for Josh with counseling. They've got professionals that are going to work with him to support him moving forward so that he can be a successful football player and work within the system.''

He added, "I really believe the commissioner wanted to give Josh this opportunity at the outset and see if Josh is able to grow from his experiences and make this transition.''

Cleveland.com reported on Monday that Jim Brown played a large role in the reinstatement, both in working with Gordon and speaking directly with Goodell. As a result of some of those conversations, Goodell agreed that Gordon could remain with the team during his four-game suspension.

"In my conversation yesterday with Commissioner Goodell, he explained to me that he wanted Josh to get the full support of the organization at this time, to be with his teammates, his coaches, the administrators, the full backing of the Browns to help get his career back on track but that Josh had to prove that he could work within the conditions of his reinstatement and comply with the policy during training camp, during the preseason and through the first four games,'' said Rosenhaus. "If Josh can do that, he's earned the right to get back on the football field starting Game 5."

He stressed that, "they're using this as a trial period to put Josh in a position to earn their trust and to earn the ability and the opportunity to be back on the field for the fifth game.''

Rosenhaus commended Goodell for allowing Gordon to remain with the Browns for meetings and other activities (excluding practice) during his suspension. During his 10-game suspension in 2014, Gordon trained to become a car salesman about an hour southeast of Cleveland and was banned from team functions.

"That is a huge change from the past," Rosenhaus said. "Commissioner Goodell is making a modification here for Josh that I think could benefit not only Josh but other players down the road, because it's very difficult when you're on suspension as a young player. You need help.

"And you're basically on you own once you're suspended. Now Josh can be around his teammates, his coaches, administrators, people in the front office and counselors from the Browns. That's huge. They can still work with him. He can stay very close to everything that's going on and not be on an island.

"I think that is a huge development and I thank Commissioner Goodell for that, and I think hopefully is a change that can be modified for certain young players going forward.''

Rosenhaus also doesn't think that Gordon hanging out with Johnny Manziel is necessarily a bad thing. The two spent time together over the weekend at Manziel's apartment, according to photos on Snapchat. Rosenhaus agreed to represent Manziel this off-season, but dropped him in April after Manziel refused to go to rehab.

"I didn't talk to Josh about that so I don't know what they did or what the circumstances were,'' Rosenhaus said. "I will tell you that Josh and Johnny are close friends and I can say that Josh cares very much about Johnny and Josh was one of the people that wanted me to help Johnny during the period of time that I tried to help him.

"Perhaps Josh, and we did have this conversation, knew that he was getting ready to leave and wanted to take that opportunity to share with Johnny what he's learned from his experiences and hope that the young man. ... I can never blame anyone for trying to help people. Certainly Josh does want to see Johnny do well.

"I have to trust Josh at this point with everything he's been through and the opportunity at hand that he's going to make the best decisions going forward.''

Rosenhaus stressed that Gordon knows exactly where he stands right now.

"He knows his career is on the line and that in all likelihood it's his last chance at playing in the National Football League. I know in the bottom of my heart, that that means so much to him,'' said Rosenhaus. "And I also know all the steps that he's taken to get to this point and I have faith that he's going to continue to do the right things for his life and his future and not let anything get in the way of that.''