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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant has dropped his appeal and accepted his one-year suspension for&amp;nbsp;violating the NFL\u2019s substance abuse policy, the team announced on Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bryant, 24, was suspended last week for a second violation of the league\u2019s policy. He was suspended the first four games of the 2015 season, but had his appeal of the ban upheld.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201C[Martavis] is at a crossroads of his professional life, and he needs to understand significant changes need to occur in his personal life if he wants to regain his career as a Pittsburgh Steeler,\u201D general manager Kevin Colbert said in a statement&amp;nbsp;Monday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CWe are hopeful that Martavis will take the necessary steps to develop the discipline in his personal life to become a successful player and a good teammate.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Steelers will likely look to wideout Markus Wheaton to start in Bryant\u2019s place.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2014 third-round pick caught 50 passes for 765 yards and six touchdowns for Pittsburgh last season. He&amp;nbsp;made a&amp;nbsp;memorable&amp;nbsp;touchdown catch in the 2015 postseason during a crazy win over the Bengals.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;\u2013 Kenny Ducey&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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