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XFL’s Vegas Vipers Draft Former Steelers WR Martavis Bryant In 1st Round

Martavis Bryant has a new home. The XFL is holding its player draft today as the league looks to restart after being disrupted by the 2020 COVID pandemic and Bryant is one of the first players off the board. He was selected fifth overall by the Las Vegas Raiders.

Vegas just got some more heat. The @XFLVipers select Martavis Bryant in the first round of the #XFLDraft.

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— XFL (@XFL2023) November 16, 2022

The league’s draft had some parameters to it, the first round being for offensive skill positions only, so that’s perhaps one reason why Bryant was as high as he did.