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Pittsburgh Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to undergo elbow procedure

Broad receiver, primed for an enormous leap within the ‘ offense this yr, will miss a number of days of coaching camp after present process a minor process Sunday to take away an elbow an infection.

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Steelers WR Martavis Bryant to undergo minor procedure for elbow infection, per source.

While big things are expected from Bryant during his second go around in the league, that progress he has made from year one to year two will have to be put on hold for a while.

The Steelers have expanded Bryant’s workload throughout, asking him to study each outdoors receiver spots.

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Fantasy Impact: This comes as a serious blow to Bryant’s fantasy value as the missed time in camp will allow Markus Wheaton to build even more rapport with Ben Roethlisberger. By compiling those numbers, he became just the 14th rookie ever to average at least 20 yards per reception on at least 20 catches while also hauling in at least eight scores, per Pro-Football-Reference. The Steelers traded a conditional fifth-round pick in 2016 to acquire Boykin, who has played in every game for three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Martavis Bryant sidelined 10 days