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Cowboys sign former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to practice squad
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Cowboys sign former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to practice squad

Originally posted on Inside The Star  |  By Shane Taylor  |  Last updated 11/7/23

The Dallas Cowboys are signing wide reciever Martavis Bryant, after they had him work out at their facility.

Bryant most recently played in the NFL in 2018 with the Raiders.

He was a fourth round pick by the Steelers in 2014, and has his best year as a pro in 2015 with Pittsburg.

He caught 50 passes for 765 yards and six touchdowns. I am not holding to much stock on this move, but we will see what it brings.

Bryant 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.

In 2017 he returned to the Steelers but didn't play as well, and in 2018 he was traded to the Raiders.

I could not tell you if he has anything left in the tank, but clearly the Cowboys saw enough in his workout to sign him.

From the video below, it seems he can still run.

He has been fully reinstated to NFL after being suspended with no limitations.

The Cowboys have seen struggles with Michael Gallup, but we know that is not the reason why he got signed.

Dallas has Brandin Cooks and Jalen Tolbert, and if Cooks is up and down with his target share, this Bryant signing is simply for depth.

He has been out of the league for how many yards? Early reports are saying he posted a video of the GPS results in a recent workout and he was hitting almost 22mph.

Lets not ignore the fact he is 6'4, so if nothing, use him as a red zone target and let him go up and get the football.

Soft part of the schedule

As the Cowboys gear into the softer part of their schedule, it is not a bad idea to see if he can bring them anything in red zone.

The Cowboys should be sitting pretty the next time they take on the Eagles, after their next games feature the Giants, Panthers, Washington and Seattle.

Very well might not lose another game from now until they see Philly again.

Allow him some time to get an understanding with the system and

Let's see what Bryant brings. Get him into the building and see if he can still play at solid level.

He is just as fast as Cooks, but clearly a much bigger target.

We will see how the next few weeks go, and maybe he finds the end zone once or twice.

It is a very low risk, high reward move.

I just don't see much happening as he has not played in a handful of years. Hope I'm wrong.

This article first appeared on Inside The Star and was syndicated with permission.

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