Martavis Bryant isn’t planning to hang up his cleats. The wide receiver is still hoping to catch on with a team for the 2024 campaign, and the veteran believes he can still be productive if given the chance.
“I got a lot of football left,” Bryant told Queen City News (via Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com). “Still love the game, never stopped loving the game. I had to take some time to reflect on myself and get my situation straight off the field. I did that. I put in a lot of work. There’s still so much left I can do. I know I can contribute to somebody that wants to give me the opportunity.”
Bryant’s five-year banishment from the NFL came to an end last November when he was reinstated by the league. He subsequently caught on with the Cowboys practice squad, but he didn’t earn a promotion to the 53-man roster during the 2023 campaign. Despite signing a reserve/futures contract with Dallas at the beginning of the offseason, Bryant was squeezed off the offseason roster in May following the Cowboys’ acquisition of several rookie wideouts.
The receiver had a workout with the Commanders back in May, but no deal materialized. Bryant also told the Queen City News that he met with Panthers senior assistant Jim Caldwell at a recent event, but it’s uncertain if the two sides had significant talks about a deal.
The wideout quickly made a name for himself with the Steelers after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 draft. He hauled in 14 touchdowns through his first two seasons in the NFL (plus another two playoff scores) before being sidelined for the entire 2016 campaign thanks to his second career suspension. He topped 600 yards following his return in 2017, but the Steelers quickly traded him off to the Raiders for a third-round pick.
He got into eight games with Oakland before being hit with his most-recent suspension in 2018. Between that initial suspension and his 2023 comeback attempt with the Cowboys, Bryant spent time in a handful of alternative leagues, including stints in the CFL and XFL. While Bryant has been staying active in recent years, there’s no hiding the fact that he hasn’t gotten into an NFL game since the 2018 campaign. With 2024 representing his age-33 season, Bryant’s hopes of an NFL return will soon run dry.
I’m still eyeing and NFL gig myself
Having flashbacks of Waterboy
You can do it!
Football isn’t about fantasy stats and madden ratings and Taylor swift screen time.
Football isn’t about kneeling for the flag because you have a pencil head and everyone already doesn’t like you.
Football isn’t about driving 95 miles per hour over the speed limit on a freeway at 3am.
Football isnt about assaulting your loved ones or hiding from the police for two weeks so that your contract vests.
Football isn’t about driving the wrong way down a 1-way street and sideswiping 13 cars while being chased by police and ripping your shirt off before being tazed in a public area.
No.
Football is about everything.
This post has absolutely nothing to do with Tavis Bryant by the way..
All Tav did was smoked weed
It robbed him of what wouldve been an incredible career.
I’m trying to think of a good comparison, but Martavis Bryant was so unique.
Best way to describe him is he had all the attributes of a tall lanky red-zone/1on1 threat , but was insanely fast and could stretch the field.
Maybe Jon Singleton if you’re looking for a career comparison. He made his comeback.
Lol at comparing kneeling during the anthem to the likes of drunk driving and domestic abuse.
I also don’t understand the purpose of this post
Its funny to those with a sense of humor
Now I don’t know you, but seems like you may prefer to be aroused through being offended over being humored.
Just interesting when someone can’t get past any mention of Coleen kraeckerbarrel.
If you have to tell other people that it’s funny, then it’s probably not actually that funny.
Go bait somewhere else
I think the post is exceedingly ironic.
I think most people care about everything else more than football itself and maybe the score.
Unfortunately.
To be fair, you did say lol
You said lol
Lol
How many chances should a man get? One time could be an accident, a set up or a backslide. But 2,3 or even 4 is ridiculous. If you can’t hold it together without weed for a minimum of 700,000 dollars you need to seek help because there is something wrong with you. There are a few guys who may never get a chance because these clowns are taking up roster space. You had a chance or two, you f**ked up and now you’re done. Time to get a real job and go on with your life.
UFL pays 60k for 12 weeks , which is more than most real jobs
Somehow he will find a way to screw that up too. A loser will usually continue to be a loser. An addict will continue to be one because they believe they did nothing wrong.
Eh cmon man. Don’t say that.
There’s still hope for you
Really, are you that ignorant? The knowledgeable one, not really. Maybe the “Slightly Challenged”, or the “Almost Average”, but knowledgeable, not really.
You’re the one with a hating disorder
Nope, not hate, just don’t have time for ignorance or playing childish games with supposedly grown men
Panthers should give him a try.
A career lost because of weed but domestic abuse is a hump in the road, if that