Cecil Lammey, NFL Insider for 102.3 ESPN Denver and senior writer for Footballguys.com, reports via Twitter that a source in the scouting community told him that Josh Gordon’s slower than expected 40-yard dash time is ‘not a big deal.’ Some thought Gordon to run in the high 4.3 or low 4.4 range, but he clocked in at 4.5 during his Tuesday workout in front of representatives from 21 NFL teams.

Our View: Gordon’s lack of preparation time, plus reported quad injury led to the slow time. However, he impressed scouts by continuing the workout and not dropping a pass. This 40-time is unlikely to hurt his draft stock. Some say Gordon could go off the board with the third-round pick in Thursday’s Supplemental Draft.
NFL | WR Gordon slow 40 ‘not a big deal’ for scouts