Martavis Bryant’s Future Includes Interviews, Urine Tests, And Drug Program Parole

Martavis Bryant is on his way back to the Pittsburgh Steelers after a year away from the team. Maybe. Hopefully. Whether or not that all transpires is still very much up in the air when you consider the steps left to be taken between applying for reinstatement and actually being reinstated.

Of course, the players who have gone through the indefinite suspension path and found themselves back in the league include Josh Gordon, Mike Vick, and Richie Incognito, the latter of whom is currently with David DeCastro and Ryan Shazier preparing to represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl.

So we do have examples of players being successfully reinstated after a year’s time. But Gordon’s case was the most…