Tag: Martavis Bryant

Titans have workout scheduled with WR Martavis Bryant

The Titans are reportedly scheduled to work out free-agent WR Martavis Bryant.

The Tennessee Titans are reportedly scheduled to host free-agent wide receiver Martavis Bryant for a workout.

According to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, Bryant is set to work out for the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday and if no deal is reached, he’ll make his way to Tennessee on Wednesday.

Bryant, who showed promise early on in his career as a deep threat, was recently reinstated from an indefinite suspension handed down to him in 2018 for multiple violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.

Since then, the 31-year-old has had stays in the Fan Controlled Football League and the XFL. He caught 14 passes for 154 yards with the Vegas Vipers in 2023.

Bryant last played in the NFL in 2018. He caught 145 passes for 2,183 yards and 17 touchdowns over his three seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (35 games) and one with the Raiders (eight games).

A former fourth-round pick out of Clemson in 2014, his best season came in 2015, when he tallied career-highs in catches (50) and yards (765) while also totaling six touchdowns. Bryant had a career-best eight touchdowns in his rookie season.

It remains to be seen what Bryant has left in the tank at his age, but it doesn’t hurt the Titans to simply give him a look. Then again, it may not even happen if the Cowboys ink him to a deal while he’s in Dallas.

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Ex-Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to workout with Cowboys, Titans

Ex-Steelers WR Martavis Bryant, reinstated to the NFL on Saturday, is working out with the Cowboys on Tuesday.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reinstated former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant on Saturday, and he’s already scheduled to meet with two teams.

Per Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, first up is a workout with the Dallas Cowboys. Should Bryant leave Arlington without a deal, he’ll meet with the Tennessee Titans.

It’s been five years since Bryant, the Steelers’ fourth-round draft pick in 2014, has played in the NFL. His history of substance abuse issues led to multiple suspensions, the most recent an indefinite suspension in 2020.

Bryant, who turns 32 next month, last played at the highest level with the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018. He had a stint in the CFL and spent the 2022 season with Rod Woodson’s Vegas Vipers.

In four NFL seasons (he was suspended for the entirety of 2016), he logged 145 receptions on 251 targets for 2,183 yards and 17 touchdowns. His best season, 765 yards and six scores, came with Pittsburgh in 2015.

Five years is an eternity in NFL years, and it’s valid to wonder what he still has left in the tank to offer a professional club.

 

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Cowboys to work out recently reinstated WR Bryant

The Cowboys are checking to see if the receiver has anything left in the tank to contribute. | From @ArmhyChiefW3

The Cowboys are bringing in wideout Martavis Bryant for a workout on Tuesday, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Bryant has not played in the NFL since the 2018 season when he suited up for the Oakland Raiders, who have since moved to Las Vegas. Bryant endured multiple suspensions over the course of his career for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

He missed the entire 2016 season, and then was suspended indefinitely for violating the terms of a conditional reinstatement.

Pittsburgh selected Bryant 118th overall in the 2014 NFL draft.

Bryant has spent his years away from the NFL playing in other professional leagues. He played in the CFL with the Toronto Arganauts in 2021 and recently played with the Vegas Vipers of the XFL, catching 14 balls for 154 yards in eight games.

He was suspended four games in 2015 for violating the league’s substance abuse program. Bryant then lost the entirety of the 2016 season after multiple violations of that same substance abuse policy. He returned in 2017 and played in 15 games before being traded the following season to Oakland for a third-round pick. Another substance abuse violation in December of 2018 was the final strike until the NFL lifted the ban this past weekend.

On the field, Bryant showed he was more than capable of being a quality number two option for a contending team. The 6-foot-4 receiver has only played in 44 career games recording over 2,000 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns. Although he turns 32 years old before the year ends, he presumably should not have the same wear and tear as other wideouts his age.

The Cowboys currently have only 15 players on their 16-man practice squad.

Former Tiger finds new home in pro football

A former Clemson football player has found a new home in professional football. The XFL is having its player draft today as it gets ready to re-launch in 2023 after its 2020 season was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Tiger and NFL wide …

A former Clemson football player has found a new home in professional football.

The XFL is having its player draft today as it gets ready to re-launch in 2023 after its 2020 season was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Former Tiger and NFL wide receiver Martavis Bryant was one of the first names to come off the board in today’s XFL Draft, being selected by the Vegas Vipers with the fifth overall pick among offensive skill players.

The 2023 XFL season is slated to kick off on Feb. 18.

The last news regarding Bryant came back in May, when the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League announced that they had released Bryant. Bryant’s release came just a few days after he joined the Beasts, a team in the Fan Controlled Football league.

Bryant never saw any game action with the Elks after signing with the team in February. His rights were owned by the Toronto Argonauts in 2021, when he spent the season on the club’s suspended list after not reporting to training camp.

Bryant most recently played in the NFL in 2018 with the then-Oakland Raiders and was suspended indefinitely by the league that season after repeated violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.

Originally a fourth-round pick (118th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bryant tallied 145 catches for 2,183 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns while playing for the Steelers and the Raiders from 2014-18.

The Calhoun Falls, S.C. native played at Clemson from 2011-13, recording 61 receptions for 1,354 yards and 13 touchdowns along with a 17-yard carry and 291 yards on 14 kickoff returns over 37 games (13 starts) in his career. As a junior in 2013, he had 42 receptions for 828 yards and seven touchdowns along with two kickoff returns for 36 yards over 13 games (11 starts).

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Former Tiger cut by pro team after joining new league

A former Clemson wide receiver was cut by a professional team this week now that he is playing in a new league. The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League announced Tuesday they have released Martavis Bryant. Bryant’s release came just a few …

A former Clemson wide receiver was cut by a professional team this week now that he is playing in a new league.

The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League announced Tuesday they have released Martavis Bryant. Bryant’s release came just a few days after he joined the Beasts, a team in the Fan Controlled Football league.

Bryant never saw any game action with the Elks after signing with the team in February. The former Tiger and NFL wideout’s rights were owned by the Toronto Argonauts in 2021, when he spent the season on the club’s suspended list after not reporting to training camp.

Bryant most recently played in the NFL in 2018 with the then-Oakland Raiders and was suspended indefinitely by the league that season after repeated violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.

Originally a fourth-round pick (118th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bryant tallied 145 catches for 2,183 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns while playing for the Steelers and the Raiders from 2014-18.

The Calhoun Falls, S.C. native played at Clemson from 2011-13, recording 61 receptions for 1,354 yards and 13 touchdowns along with a 17-yard carry and 291 yards on 14 kickoff returns over 37 games (13 starts) in his career. As a junior in 2013, he had 42 receptions for 828 yards and seven touchdowns along with two kickoff returns for 36 yards over 13 games (11 starts).

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Former Tiger gets another chance in pro football

A former Clemson and NFL wide receiver has landed with a new professional football team. The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League announced this week they have signed Martavis Bryant. Bryant’s rights were owned the Toronto Argonauts in …

A former Clemson and NFL wide receiver has landed with a new professional football team.

The Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League announced this week they have signed Martavis Bryant.

Bryant’s rights were owned the Toronto Argonauts in 2021, when he spent the season on the club’s suspended list after not reporting to training camp. He most recently played in the NFL in 2018 with the then-Oakland Raiders and was suspended indefinitely by the league that season after repeated violations of the league’s substance abuse policy.

Originally a fourth-round pick (118th overall) in the 2014 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bryant tallied 145 catches for 2,183 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns as a member of both the Steelers and the Raiders from 2014-18.

The Calhoun Falls, S.C. native played at Clemson from 2011-13, recording 61 receptions for 1,354 yards and 13 touchdowns along with a 17-yard carry and 291 yards on 14 kickoff returns over 37 games (13 starts) in his career. As a junior in 2013, he had 42 receptions for 828 yards and seven touchdowns along with two kickoff returns for 36 yards over 13 games (11 starts).

–Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

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Mac Lain has very high expectations for Ross, Clemson receiving corps

Former Clemson offensive lineman and current ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain has very high expectations for Justyn Ross and the rest of the Tigers’ receiving corps heading into the 2021 season. Mac Lain expects Ross, who missed last season due to …

Former Clemson offensive lineman and current ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain has very high expectations for Justyn Ross and the rest of the Tigers’ receiving corps heading into the 2021 season.

Mac Lain expects Ross, who missed last season due to a congenital spinal issue which required surgery in June of 2020, to make a splash in his return to the field this season while setting himself up to make a lot of money in the NFL following his redshirt junior season with the Tigers.

“I think first-round draft pick,” Mac Lain said on the ACC Network when asked about his legitimate expectations for Ross in 2021. “This guy looks like Julio Jones when he walks out. He’s big, he’s from Alabama, a scary sight to see. Of course, wearing No. 8. He’s that good. He’s that dominant of a player.”

Mac Lain’s fellow ACCN analyst, EJ Manuel, pointed out that Ross is certainly not the only Clemson wideout to watch out for this season.

“You’ve also got E.J. Williams. You’ve got Frank Ladson, Jr. You’ve got Joseph Ngata,” Manuel said. “These guys are loaded, man. They might’ve actually got better at receiver, to be completely honest, as far as size, top to bottom. So, it’s pretty crazy.”

Mac Lain believes this year’s Clemson receiving corps has the potential to be as good as the group of receivers he played with that featured several guys who went on to play in the NFL.

“I was in a room with Deandre Hopkins, Sammy Watkins, Martavis Bryant, Charone Peake,” Mac Lain said. “These guys I think can rival that, which is crazy to say. It’s a little unproven. I’s going to be proven early and often this year.”

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A glimpse into what could be Diontae Johnson’s future

Steelers Wire takes a look at the second year of current and past Steelers wide receivers to predict Diontae Johnson’s future.

As a rookie, Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson had a great season, especially considering the offense fell apart after its leader was placed on injured reserve. Johnson logged a rookie-high 59 receptions for 680 yards and five touchdowns — all but three of those receptions came from Mason Rudolph and Duck Hodges. Just imagine what Johnson will do with Ben Roethlisberger at the helm.

In terms of production, players typically make the most significant leap from their first to second seasons.

Where do you think that will put Johnson? An excellent indicator of the future is the past.

Here is how other receivers in their second-year have performed:

James Washington

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44 rec., 735 yards, three touchdowns

JuJu Smith-Schuster

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111 rec., 1,426 yards, seven touchdowns

Antonio Brown

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69 rec., 1,108 yards, two touchdowns

 

Martavis Bryant

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50 rec., 765 yards, six touchdowns

 

Markus Wheaton

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53 rec., 644 yards, two touchdowns

 

Emmanuel Sanders

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22 rec., 288 yards, two touchdowns

 

Mike Wallace

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60 rec., 1,257 yards, 10 touchdowns

 

Santonio Holmes

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52 rec., 942 yards, eight touchdowns

 

Plaxico Burress

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66 rec., 1,008 yards, six touchdowns

 

Hines Ward

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61 rec., 638 yards, seven touchdowns

 

I estimate that Johnson will put up 60 receptions, 881 yards, and nine touchdowns based on his eight predecessors and two current teammates’ past production. The potential is there for Johnson’s numbers to be even higher, but there are a lot of cooks in the Steelers kitchen — more than Roethlisberger has ever had it his disposal.

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REPORT: Former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant has applied for reinstatement

Martavis Bryant, a former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, recently applied for reinstatement into the NFL.

According to Sirius Radio contributor Rudy Carpenter, former Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant has applied for reinstatement into the NFL.

Bryant has been suspended multiple times for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy since he was drafted by the Steelers in 2014.

If Bryant, 28, is reinstated, a policy in the new collective bargaining agreement should help him remain in the league. The CBA, ratified in March, states that players will no longer be suspended for positive marijuana tests.

Twitter is lighting up with Steelers fans wanting to see Bryant back in Pittsburgh.

Personally, I don’t see why the Steelers need another WR. Sure, Bryant was a solid contributor in Pittsburgh, but why would the Steelers spend what little money they do have for a player who didn’t want to be in Pittsburgh in the first place?

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Big Ben Roethlisberger loves big targets

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s completion percentage increases when throwing to big wide receivers.

When Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger takes the field this regular season, he’ll have a luxury he hasn’t had in quite some time — a big target in rookie wide receiver Chase Claypool.

Roethlisberger will be three seasons removed from the last towering receiver he had in Martavis Bryant. And we all know how that worked out. Just as the 6-4 receiver was coming into his own, he was suspended for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy in the 2016 offseason.

When Bryant returned in 2017, he put up a decent amount of yards in 15 games (603), but his touchdowns decreased by half (3) from the 2015 season (6). For his career in Pittsburgh, he logged 126 receptions on 224 targets.

Years prior to Bryant, WR Plaxico Burress was briefly on the receiving end of Roethlisberger’s passes. The 6-5 receiver recorded 38 receptions on 66 targets over a 15-game span.

Although Big Ben’s completion percentage average (64.3) ranks up there with some of the best QBs in the league, he has not always been pin-point accurate.

When Burress and Bryant were on the scene, however, Roethlisberger enjoyed completion percentages of 66 percent (2004), 67 percent (2014), and a career-high completion percentage of 68 percent in 2015.

Enter Chase “Mapletron” Claypool. His tight end-like measurables are impressive — 6-4, 238 lbs., 32-inch arms, just shy of 10-inch hands, and his NFL Combine vertical jump was 40.5. Arms and hands are comparable to Bryant (32-inch, 9.5-inch) and Burress (34-inch, 9.5-inch), but he’s the winner in the weight and vertical categories.

What could delay his impact is the talent ahead of him — Claypool will be battling JuJu Smith-Schuster, Diontae Johnson, and James Washington for offensive snaps. His biggest competition could be Washington, who will likely be playing in the same position (outside X receiver).

What will help Claypool make his mark is his overwhelming size and speed, which is unlike any receiver the Steelers have had since Bryant. His expansive catch radius and ability to win contested catches will be a QB’s dream come true.

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