Inexperienced Bay Packers cornerback Davon Home (31) commits move interference ultimately zone whereas masking Pittsburgh Steelers huge receiver Martavis Bryant (10) through the third quarter of their recreation, November 26, 2017 at Heinz Discipline in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Inexperienced Bay Packers 31-28 on a area objective as time expired. Veteran huge receiver Martavis Bryant moved a step nearer to his first NFL motion in six years, signing Tuesday with the Washington Commanders.
The NFL indefinitely suspended Bryant, now 32, in 2018 following a number of drug violations. The league didn’t reinstate him till final November.
He frolicked late final season on the observe squad of the Dallas Cowboys, who launched him on Jan. 4. He caught on with the Commanders after a exercise at coaching camp.
“He is in actually good condition and he is actually hungry to show it,” Washington coach Dan Quinn mentioned, per ESPN. “He is been prepared for some time, so it is good to have him right here.”
Hoping for an NFL comeback, Bryant performed for the XFL’s Vegas Vipers in 2023 and caught 14 passes for 154 yards and no touchdowns in eight video games.
Bryant caught 145 passes for two,183 yards and 17 touchdowns in 44 video games (18 begins) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2014-15, 2017) and then-Oakland Raiders (2018). He was a fourth-round decide by Pittsburgh in 2014.
Bryant was suspended 4 video games in 2015 for violating the league’s substance-abuse coverage. He was suspended for the complete 2016 marketing campaign after reportedly lacking a number of drug exams, then suspended indefinitely two years later for violating the phrases of his conditional reinstatement.
The 6-foot-4 Bryant provides much-needed measurement to the Commanders’ receiving corps.
“Martavis has a extremely cool ability set. He is bought measurement and size and the flexibility to make use of him within the purple zone,” mentioned Quinn, who was the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator final yr once they signed Bryant to the observe squad. “He seems like a linebacker taking part in wideout from a measurement standpoint.”
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