Rolando McClain is one step closer to making a return to the NFL.

A source confirmed the former Alabama star was granted a conditional reinstatement by the NFL Friday, as first reported by Pro Football Talk.

The reinstatement was necessary in order for McClain, who had suspended indefinitely by the league in 2016, to be able to join a team.

McClain had told AL.com in July that he was pursuing a comeback and had been going through the process of applying for reinstatement with the NFL. While McClain hasn’t played in the NFL since his 2015 season with the Dallas Cowboys, the 2010 first-round draft pick is still only 30 years old and was a starter in both 2014 and 2015 for the Cowboys.

“I’m nowhere near satisfied with how my professional career has gone," the former Decatur High School star said at the time. "That’s for myself. That’s me looking in the mirror and talking to my boys. Nah, that’s not the taste I want to leave in my mouth.”

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.