For the first time since he’s been the head coach Dabo Swinney did not have to make his team run after coming off spring break. The Clemson football team resumed spring practice—its seventh of the spring—on the fields behind the Indoor Practice Facility on Monday.

“We do what we call accountability runs. I always have them scheduled. They are like routine. But the two accountability runs we had scheduled, we have had no runs … zero,” Swinney said. “I’m really proud of the team from that aspect.”

Swinney admitted one team would have had to run, and that would have been Kaleb Chalmers’ team, but he dismissed the redshirt freshman from the squad following his arrest in Clinton, S.C., last Monday.

Chalmers was charged with simple drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a schedule II controlled substance.

“Chalmers is no longer with us so those guys got a reprieve from that standpoint,” Swinney said.

Though this was the first time Chalmers is seriously in trouble with the law, it’s not the first time he has been trouble with his former head coach. It’s those reasons, plus what happened last Monday, that finally end the Greenwood, S.C., natives short career at Clemson.

“He is no longer with us,” Swinney said. “Hopefully, he will finish school and have an opportunity to grow from his mistakes and actions. He is a very talented young man and it is always disappointing when you have somebody that embarrasses your program, but that’s the end of the road for him here at Clemson.”

Swinney said Chalmers was the only player who got in trouble, and that everyone else made it back to Clemson safe and sound.

“We had meetings last night, and everybody was there. I’m really proud of the team,” he said.

New coaches.  As reported last week, Swinney added two new coaches to his staff, Mickey Conn from Grayson High School in Georgia and Northwestern High School head coach Kyle Richardson, who is from right down the road in Rock Hill, S.C.

Swinney said he was really appreciative of the Clemson administration for allowing him to bring Conn and Richardson on.

“I wanted to be able to hire two high school head coaches and not two high school coaches, but two guys that really fit here and they are both winners. They are state champions. They coached at really big schools. They have dealt with leadership issues and managed players and staffs, parents and all that stuff that comes with being a head coach, but particularly at the high school level,” Swinney said. “That was one thing that I really appreciated about Chad (Morris) when he was here. I thought he brought a good healthy perspective to our staff room. He had only been in college one year. He had a lot to learn collegiately, but the perspective he brought I thought was great and I really wanted that in the room.”

Conn’s and Richardson’s positions are brand new to Swinney’s staff, which he thought about creating last year, but waited until the fall before he put the wheels in motion to get them approved. The Clemson head coach said neither Conn nor Richardson had a clue a job offer was coming.

Both coaches will be in charge of the staff when all the position coaches and coordinators are gone. They will be involved in meetings and will be able to add input like any other coach. However, they cannot coach the players. It is the same as the players’ development coaches that are already on staff.

“This is an opportunity to continue to develop and strengthen my staff,” Swinney said.

Swinney disappointed in Bryant. Swinney said he has not spoken with former wide receiver Martavis Bryant since the Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver was suspended for the entire 2016 season for failing another drug test.

Bryant missed the first four games last season for failing a drug test as part of the NFL’s Substance Abuse Policy.

“It’s disappointing,” Swinney said.

Swinney said he has spoken with Steelers’ head coach Mike Tomlin, general manager Kevin Colbert and owner Art Rooney, II about Bryant.

On Monday, Bryant apologized to the Steelers through a Web site called National Football Post.

“I sincerely apologize to the Rooney family, the great Pittsburgh Steelers organization, Coach Mike Tomlin, general manager Kevin Colbert, my teammates and all of the outstanding Steelers fans and, of course, my mother and children for what happened,” Bryant said. “I regret that my actions led to this punishment from the NFL and that I won’t be able to play football this year. I’m committed to making this right and realizing my full potential, on and off the field. I will spend this year devoting myself to improvement mentally, physically and spiritually to become the best Martavis Bryant I can be.

“I look forward to resuming my NFL career next year, and I promise to come back strong. Playing in the NFL is a privilege that I respect and my future actions will reflect just how seriously I take this game and the honor that it is to be a part of this league. Please respect my privacy and my family’s privacy during this difficult time. I will have no further comment at this time.”