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Bryant:

Bryant: "I own up to my mistake"


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Former Clemson wide receiver Martavis Bryant Martavis Bryant
Wide Receiver (2011 - 2013)
#1 6-5, 200
Calhoun Falls, SC

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was given a four-game suspension by the NFL last week for violating the league's substance abuse policy by testing positive for marijuana.

Bryant is embarrassed by his actions and wants to move forward in his pro career.

"I made a mistake you know, I own up to my mistake, and I just want to move past it and get better," Bryant said via CBS Pittsburgh.

"Honestly, I embarrassed myself, I embarrassed my family, I embarrassed the team and the program, you know, I own up to my mistake and I just want to move forward and learn from my mistake and get better," Bryant said.

Pittsburgh Steelers' teammate Antonio Brown knows that Bryant has loads of potential.

"He’s got a lot of talent, man, and we want him to be the guy that we know he can be capable of becoming, and when you take steps back, it’s not the right thing to do when you’ve got an owner like Mr. Rooney," Brown said.

Bryant had 26 catches for 549 yards and eight touchdowns in his rookie season (9 games). The eight touchdowns were tied for fourth-most among NFL rookies, and he was only the eighth Steeler's rookie to reach 500 yards.

At Clemson, Bryant had 61 receptions for 1,354 yards and 13 touchdowns along with a 17-yard carry and 291 yards on 14 kickoff returns in 1,020 snaps over 37 games (13 starts) in his career ... first in school history in yards per reception (22.2) and tied for 10th in receiving touchdowns.

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spacer FB Update: Bryant: "I own up to my mistake"
TigerNet News®
spacer Doing drugs and failing a drug test is a mistake
GWPTiger®
spacer Yes it is. It's a mistake in judgement.***
CoolBreeze864®
spacer Doing something that jeopardizes your job is a mistake
Tharealdonjuan
spacer Mistake is the correct term.
CoolBreeze864®
spacer Re: Mistake is the correct term.
CUTigerDave
spacer we're not talking maffs where tay forgot to carry the 1
deadsolidperfect®
spacer If he had carried the one
CUTigerDave
spacer i don't think dood ped dirty for the combine, but tay must
deadsolidperfect®
spacer A mistake in judgment that lead to the first failed test
GWPTiger®
spacer It's called a BAD DECISION....not a "mistake".
ClemBert
spacer Mistake(s). At least 4 failed tests.
Tharealdonjuan
spacer I disagree with everything you just said
GWPTiger®
spacer lollers, great analyzers of journalism and failed drug tests
Tharealdonjuan
spacer The funny thing is you all sound like a bunch of idiots
Louie Le Lip
spacer I get a thumbs down from a sports fan that cheers for a team
Louie Le Lip
spacer But, but, but Louie, the government is
TigerFace
spacer I'm still surprised Obama hasn't personally arrested
Louie Le Lip
spacer the mistake was getting caught***
Willmo®
spacer yes, only one way to do that all 4 times...
deadsolidperfect®
spacer methinks he did it more than 4 times...
epifunny
spacer Funny, he only owned up to it after FOUR failed tests and he
AllTimeClemson
spacer ^^^^^This is a novel concept
CUTigerDave
spacer Legalize, decriminalize, and give Tay
TigerFace
spacer He needs to get his act together
orangeday
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tigerlandman
spacer The wimpification of America!
imacutiger12
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jarheadtiger®
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jarheadtiger®
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StewPidaz
spacer sounds like the makings of a Chris Rock routine...
El Tigre 1
spacer Own up?
Element
spacer The foremost weed experts say that the stuff is harmful to
TigerLinks®
spacer So is alcohol, ciggies, and war
Tharealdonjuan
spacer i dont feel sorry fir him one bit!
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