Steelers will sit Bryant vs. Lions

Steelers receiver

said Wednesday that he won’t play Sunday night against the Lions as punishment for venting his frustrations on social media.

Bryant complained about his diminished role in the offense on Instagram hours after the Steelers beat the Bengals on Sunday. Steelers coach

called Bryant’s comments “out of bounds.” Bryant indicated he’d welcome a trade. Tomlin said Bryant is not on the market.

Bryant insisted he meant no ill will when he suggested he was better than rookie teammate

during an Instagram comment. Bryant deleted his initial response and replaced it with one in which he wrote he wanted to be on a team where he could “gets mine.”

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Police said a man returned a bike belonging to Smith-Schuster, telling investigators he bought it from someone for $200 on the street.

Mount Oliver, Pa., police Chief said the man called from a bar late Tuesday after realizing from TV news the bike was reported stolen by the Smith-Schuster, who doesn’t have a driver’s license and uses the bike to get from his apartment to the Steelers nearby practice facility.

Matt Juzwick

The Chargers traded receiver to the Bears for a seventhround pick.

Inman has spent four seasons with the Chargers,

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SAM FARMER’S THURSDAY NIGHT PICK The Dolphins are on a roll, and they are better with Matt Moore than they were with Jay Cutler. Talented as they are defensively, the Ravens are a mess on offense. catching 107 passes for 1,463 yards and seven touchdowns. He played every game last season in San Diego.

This season he was set back by a May sports hernia surgery.

Panthers MLB practiced in full pads and coach

said he’s on pace to play Sunday against the Buccaneers. Kuechly has not yet been cleared from the NFL concussion protocol, Rivera said . ... S

also returned to practice after missing the last three games with a knee injury . ... NFL spokesman

said the league expects free-agent QB

to be invited to the next meeting between owners and players to discuss social justice initiatives. Lockhart said the meeting probably will take place next week . ... Browns DE could miss the trip to London because of a concussion . ... K signed a three-year extension with the Lions . ... The Jets signed TE

off the Chiefs’ practice squad and placed CB

on IR.

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