EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Martavis Bryant returns to practice Sunday for the first time since the end of the 2015 season and, with him, comes heightened, if not fanatical, expectations for the Steelers offense.
The last time Bryant was in the lineup, all he did was catch 14 passes for 183 yards and one incredible, somersaulting touchdown, and run three times for 84 yards in postseason games against Cincinnati and Denver.
Now, after being cleared by the league to return to practice and play in the preseason, the thought of having the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Bryant back on the field with All-Pro receiver Antonio Brown is more tantalizing than a Hawaiian vacation.