NFL Has Yet To Fully Reinstate Steelers WR Martavis Bryant

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert issued a statement Thursday saying that the NFL has yet to fully reinstate WR Martavis Bryant.

“Upon his conditional reinstatement in April, Martavis Bryant was made aware it was only the beginning of a process toward a return to being a full contributing member of the Pittsburgh Steelers. We have been informed by the NFL that Martavis is still in the process of being fully reinstated.

“Until that time, Martavis will be permitted to take part in off-the-field team activities at training camp, but he will not be permitted to practice or play in any games.”

The NFL announced back in April that they conditionally reinstated Bryant, but it appears as though they’re still waiting for some of the conditions to be met before allowing him to fully take part in practice and games.

Bryant was suspended for the entire 2016 season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. This came after he served a four-game ban in 2015 season for a separate substance-abuse violation.

Pittsburgh placed him on the reserve/suspended by Commissioner list after he accepted his one-year suspension from the NFL.

Bryant admitted in an interview earlier this year that he considered quitting football (via Sports Illustrated) but he later changed his mind.

Bryant, 25, was selected by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He’s currently in the third year of his four-year, $2.7 million rookie contract and stands to make a base salary of $690,000 for the 2017 season.

In 2015, Bryant appeared in 11 games for the Steelers and totaled 50 receptions, 765 receiving yards and seven total touchdowns. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 61 receiver out of 121 qualifying players.