Commanders signal WR Martavis Bryant after lengthy absence

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 follow 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 fine condition and he is actually hungry to show it,” Washington coach Dan Quinn stated, 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 your entire 2016 marketing campaign after reportedly lacking a number of drug checks, 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 very cool talent set. He is bought measurement and size and the flexibility to make use of him within the pink zone,” stated Quinn, who was the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator final yr once they signed Bryant to the follow squad. “He seems to be like a linebacker taking part in wideout from a measurement standpoint.”

–Area Stage Media