The Dallas Cowboys signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant to their practice squad on Nov. 6, five years after he took his last NFL snap.
There haven’t been many updates on Bryant since then, though, considering his position on the team and his time away from the game.
But with the Cowboys in the driver’s seat for the NFC East and possibly the No. 1 seed in the conference, the team could ramp Bryant up for the final stretch of the regular season in the hopes of utilizing him in the playoffs.
Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy briefly explained Bryant’s situation and how he’s acclimated to being on the team.
“I really like him. He’s done a really, really good job coming in here, fitting in here,” McCarthy said, via The Athletic’s Jon Machota. “… I think he has shown more and more with each opportunity. Excellent personality. He’s just trying to do everything right. I have a lot of respect for the way he has come in here.”
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy on veteran WR Martavis Bryant, who is on Dallas’ practice squad: “I really like him. He’s done a really, really good job coming in here, fitting in here. I think just like anybody that’s been away for the amount of time he has, there definitely was a…
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 15, 2023
Bryant last played for the then-Oakland Raiders in 2018 after four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers and two NFL suspensions.
The NFL suspended him for the entire 2016 season after he violated the league’s substance abuse policy, and then indefinitely suspended him at the end of the 2018 season after he violated the conditions of his first reinstatement.
Bryant caught 145 passes for 2,183 yards and 17 touchdowns in four NFL seasons.
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