Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant is getting closer to reinstatement. According to Alex Marvez of The Sporting News, the suspended wideout met with the NFL’s Management Council last week as he looked to get reinstated from his one-year ban. Bryant was originally suspended last offseason after failing multiple drug tests.
According to Marvez, the board set several conditions, including a requirement that Bryant creates a detailed plan of “safeguards that would help him prevent a relapse.” Once the NFL’s medical director and medical advisor hand the league a recommendation about how to proceed, the wideout will have to meet with commissioner Roger Goodell or one of his representatives.
We heard in late March that both Bryant and the Steelers had “legit hope” that the wideout would be able to attend offseason workouts. However, since the workouts start Monday, it’s unlikely that the receiver will be able to attend right away.
The 25-year-old has only appeared in 21 regular season games since entering the league as a fourth-round pick in 2014. The Clemson product has looked dynamic when he’s been on the field, hauling in 76 career receptions for 1,314 yards and 14 touchdowns. Assuming Bryant is ultimately reinstated, he’ll be joining a Steelers receivers corps that features Antonio Brown, Cobi Hamilton, Eli Rogers, Sammie Coates, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Justin Hunter, Demarcus Ayers, and Canaan Severin.
The NFL using word like “relapse” when they’re referring to a player who was suspended for marijuana use, while they continue to pump their players full of considerably more dangerous and addictive pain killers. Such a progressive league
Amen