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Martavis Bryant Reinstated for 2017 Regular Season After Yearlong Suspension

Wide receiver Martavis Bryant is officially back with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The NFL announced it reinstated the playmaker for the 2017 regular season Friday, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, ending the suspension that forced him to miss the 2016 campaign.

Bryant was suspended for at least a year without pay in March 2016 for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. The league then conditionally reinstated him to play in the 2017 preseason, and he caught two passes for 20 yards against the Atlanta Falcons in his first game action since the suspension.