Martavis Bryant suspended indefinitely for substance abuse

The third time’s a charm.

The NFL indefinitely suspended Oakland Raiders wide receiver Martavis Bryant after he again violated the league’s substance abuse policy.

The league announced the suspension in a statement on Friday, ESPN.com reported, minutes before the Raiders’ plane was scheduled to take off for their game against the Bengals in Cincinnati.

It’s his third suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy since he was drafted by the Steelers in 2014.

“Effective immediately, Martavis Bryant has been returned to the Reserve/Commissioner Suspended list indefinitely for violating the terms of his April 2017 conditional reinstatement under the Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse,” the NFL said.

Bryant was released by the Raiders in September after he was told by the league he was facing a yearlong suspension. But Oakland re-signed him to a one-year contract after the NFL agreed to let him play while he appealed the ban.

The Raiders acquired Bryant from the Steelers in April for a third-round pick. He was suspended for four games in 2015 and missed the entire 2016 season after substance abuse violations.

Bryant grew frustrated in 2017 when he was replaced by JuJu Smith-Schuster as the Steelers’ No. 2 wide receiver behind Antonio Brown.

In eight games with the Raiders, Bryant has caught 19 passes for 266 yards and no touchdowns. He was placed on injured reserve earlier this month with a knee injury, which likely ended his season.