Martavis Bryant isn’t planning to hold up his cleats. The vast receiver remains to be hoping to catch on with a staff for the 2024 marketing campaign, and the veteran believes he can nonetheless be productive if given the possibility.
“I got a lot of football left,” Bryant told Queen City News (via Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com). “Nonetheless love the sport, by no means stopped loving the sport. I needed to take a while to replicate on myself and get my state of affairs straight off the sector. I did that. I put in a whole lot of work. There’s nonetheless a lot left I can do. I do know I can contribute to any person that wishes to provide me the chance.”
Bryant’s five-year banishment from the NFL ended final November when he was reinstated by the league. He subsequently caught on with the Cowboys observe squad however didn’t earn a promotion to the 53-man roster throughout the 2023 marketing campaign. Regardless of signing a reserve/futures contract with Dallas in the beginning of the offseason, Bryant was squeezed off the offseason roster in Might following the Cowboys’ acquisition of a number of rookie wideouts.
The receiver labored with the Commanders in Might, however no deal materialized. Bryant additionally informed the Queen Metropolis Information that he met with Panthers senior assistant Jim Caldwell at a current occasion, however it’s unsure if the 2 sides had important talks a couple of deal.
The wideout shortly made a reputation for himself with the Steelers after being chosen within the fourth spherical of the 2014 draft. He hauled in 14 touchdowns by his first two seasons within the NFL (plus one other two playoff scores) earlier than being sidelined for your complete 2016 marketing campaign due to his second profession suspension. He topped 600 yards following his return in 2017, however the Steelers shortly traded him off to the Raiders for a third-round choose.
He received into eight video games with Oakland earlier than his most up-to-date suspension in 2018. Between that preliminary suspension and his 2023 comeback try with the Cowboys, Bryant hung out in a number of different leagues, together with stints within the CFL and XFL. Whereas Bryant has been energetic in recent times, there’s no hiding that he hasn’t gotten into an NFL sport for the reason that 2018 marketing campaign. With 2024 representing his age-33 season, Bryant’s hopes of an NFL return will quickly run dry.