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The Dallas Cowboys are adding a wide receiver to their team.
The Cowboys are signing former Pittsburgh Steelers and Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant to the practice squad, according to Jordan Schultz of Bleacher Report.
“Comeback complete: Former #Steelers WR Martavis Bryant is signing with the #Cowboys practice squad after today’s workout, sources tell
BleacherReport,” Schultz reported on Tuesday, November 7. “Bryant, 31, most recently played in the XFL. Before his NFL suspension in 2018, he had 18 TDs in three seasons with Pittsburgh.”
Bryant had actually worked out for the Dallas Cowboys earlier in the day, with Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones complimenting the 6-foot-4 receiver.
“He’s a guy that’s a big, strong, fast receiver that we’ll certainly take a look at,” Jones told 105.3 The Fan, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.
Cowboys Don’t Plan to Immediately Elevate Martavis Bryant
The Cowboys don’t have immediate plans to elevate Bryant from the practice squad to the 53-man roster, according to CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson.
“With the Cowboys signing WR Martavis Bryant to the practice squad, my understanding there is currently no immediate plans to elevate him,” Anderson posted on X, formerly Twitter. “With Bryant’s recent reinstatement by the Commissioner, Dallas wants to methodically take time to evaluate him and see if he can add to what they have. Bryant has clearly had no camp & still needs to learn their offensive system. They will “see how it goes.”
Bryant is best known for his four years (2014 to 2017) spent with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 31-year-old receiver caught 126 balls for 1,917 receiving yards (he was suspended during the 2016 season) and 17 touchdowns during his three seasons in Pittsburgh.
His best season (2015) saw him catch 50 balls for 765 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. Bryant also caught 8 touchdowns during the 2014 season.
Bryant’s most recent season (2018) saw him catch 19 balls for 266 receiving yards in eight games with the Oakland Raiders. The former fourth-round draft pick had been suspended for the past five years due to violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement.
Over the course of his four-year career, Bryant holds totals of 145 receptions for 2,183 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns in 44 games and 18 starts.
Why Martavis Bryant Was Suspended During NFL Career
Bryant was suspended multiple times due to violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, according to Michael David Smith of NBC Sports.
“The 31-year-old Bryant was once among the best big-play threats in football,” David Smith wrote in a story published November 7. “As a rookie in 2014 with the Steelers, he averaged a whopping 21.1 yards per catch and scored eight touchdowns in 10 games. But he was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, and then suspended for the entire 2016 season for another violation.”
The Cowboys will hope that Bryant — who played professional football in leagues such as the Canadian Football League, Indoor Football League, Fan Controlled Football and XFL during his suspension — can eventually give their receiving corps a boost.
Outside of CeeDee Lamb, the Cowboys’ second-leading wide receiver — Michael Gallup — has posted just 22 receptions (on 38 targets) for 243 receiving yards and zero touchdowns this season.
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