Browns WR Josh Gordon returns to practice

— -- BEREA, Ohio -- Josh Gordon returned to practice for the Cleveland Browns on Monday.

It was the talented but troubled receiver's first practice since he was reinstated from a one-year suspension on July 25. Gordon reported after the reinstatement with a quad injury, which sidelined him for two weeks.

"I think every day I'm back is [big]," Gordon said. "It means a lot to me. I'm glad to get back out there, put my helmet on and get back in the swing of things."

He did some individual work in practice but did not take part in any of the team drills. He had a very short work day, which Gordon said he had expected. "Probably take a lot of mental reps," he said earlier Monday.

Browns coach Hue Jackson said Gordon would not play Thursday night's preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Gordon missed the 2015 season for multiple violations of the NFL and NFL Players Association's substance-abuse policy. He will be suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season.

"There's been a process that we've put in place to get [Gordon] to where he needs to be overall, not just the conditioning, not just this or that," Jackson said Sunday. "It's encompassing everything to make sure that when he is out here, he's out here for the time he's here -- obviously, we know he won't be around for the first four weeks -- and then making sure that after that time he'll be where he needs to be when he's able to get back."

In addition to the 2015 suspension, Gordon also was suspended for the first 10 games of the 2014 season by the NFL and for the season finale by the team. He led the league with 1,646 receiving yards in 2013 despite being suspended for the first two games of the season.

Since the start of the 2013 season, Gordon has been suspended for 29 games and played in 19.