Professional Career
Bryant was drafted by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League in 1983 after a college football career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a three-time first-team All-ACC tailback.
Bryant rushed for 1,440 yards on 317 carries with 16 touchdowns in his rookie season and was named a USFL All-Star. He played in the Championship Game that year but the Stars lost to the Michigan Panthers, 24-22.
In 1984, Bryant rushed for 1,406 yards on 301 carries and ran for 13 touchdowns and was again named to the USFL All-Star team. This season, the Stars won the Championship Game with Bryant as the starting running back.
In 1985, Bryant rushed for 1,207 yards on 238 carries with 12 touchdowns. The Stars had become the Baltimore Stars that season and they again won the Championship Game. He left the USFL the second leading running back in their history.
Bryant was then signed by the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was a reserve for the Redskins in 1986 and 1987, but he showed flashes of his USFL greatness and became the starting running back in 1988. He had rushed for 498 yards on 108 carries when he suffered an injury which ended his season. He was out in 1989 due to the injury and came back briefly in 1990 before retiring. Bryant scored 14 touchdowns on 154 catches in his NFL career. He was a part of the Redskins' Super Bowl XXII winning team.
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