Antonio Bryant
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers — No. 89 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: March 9, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Miami, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 188 lb (85 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Dallas Cowboys | |
| Career history | |
| College: Pittsburgh | |
| NFL Draft: 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 63 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 250 |
| Receiving yards | 3,837 |
| Receiving TDs | 19 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Antonio Bryant (born March 9, 1981 in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
Bryant has also played for the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers in his career.
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[edit] College career
While playing college football at the University of Pittsburgh, he won the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2000, as the most outstanding college wide receiver. He accomplished this feat as a sophomore; the only other person to do so was Randy Moss.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Dallas Cowboys
Bryant was selected in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, but in 2004 he was traded to the Cleveland Browns for wide receiver Quincy Morgan after a heated exchange with head coach Bill Parcells.
[edit] Cleveland Browns
Bryant spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Browns before becoming a free agent.
[edit] San Francisco 49ers
Bryant would later sign as a free agent with the 49ers in 2006.
On March 1, 2007, however, Bryant was released by the 49ers because of clashes with head coach Mike Nolan. This came one year after he signed a four year, $14 million dollar contract.[1]
[edit] Arrest and suspension
Following a victory over the Seattle Seahawks on November 19, 2006, Bryant was arrested after his Lamborghini was seen speeding faster than 100 mph on Highway 101. He was charged with suspicion of misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence, and resisting arrest. As a result, Bryant was suspended for four games by the NFL. He sat out the final two games of the 2006 season, and was scheduled to sit out the first two games of the 2007 season.
[edit] Reinstatement
On September 17, 2007 he was reinstated by the league, but was not been able to sign with a team, partly because of a failed drug test over the summer. In October 2007 Bryant filed a lawsuit against the NFL to try to get them to stop drug testing him since he is not currently a player, and to drop the failed drug test. [1]In December 2007, the case was resolved without the details being released.[2]
[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On March 10, 2008, Bryant signed a deal for the veteran minimum with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ex-49ers receiver Bryant files motion over drug testing. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-27.
- ^ Bryant seeks dismissal of lawsuit against NFL. ESPN.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-12.
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