Retired two-time All-Professional RB Le’Veon Bell made a stunning admission about his profession with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Friday morning, whereas additionally admitting he want to retire with the crew and get a few carries in a preseason sport.
Let’s begin with that admission.
Throughout an look on the “Steel Here” podcast Friday morning, Bell admitted that he used to smoke weed earlier than Steelers video games.
Right here is an excerpt of what he mentioned on that topic (via Steelers Depot):
“I acquired a false impression about me with the entire weed factor. Regardless, I used to be unsuitable. Simply because man, like I shouldn’t have smoke within the automotive regardless. However wanting again on it, that’s what I did. After I was enjoying soccer, I smoked bro. Even earlier than the video games, I smoked. And I’ll go on the market and run for 150, two touchdowns.”
The NFL had a strict marijuana coverage throughout Bell’s time with the Steelers, however he mentioned it was very simple to get round that as a result of when you handed one check early within the season the league by no means examined gamers once more for it.
Regardless of that, Bell was nonetheless hit with a four-game suspension (later lowered to a few video games) for violating the league’s substance abuse coverage in the beginning of the 2016 season.
Together with that admission, Bell additionally mentioned that he want to retire as a member of the Steelers and even get a few carries in a preseason sport to point out what he can nonetheless do.
“I by no means formally retired. The day after I do retire, it’s going to be with Pittsburgh. Earlier than I do this, I could also be like, hey, let me get a few carries within the preseason so I can present y’all one thing.”
Bell was drafted by the Steelers within the second spherical of the 2013 NFL Draft and spent 5 years enjoying for the crew. He was one of many NFL’s greatest and most versatile working backs throughout that point, incomes three Professional Bowl nods, however his profession with the crew ended in the beginning of the 2018 season when he sat out the 12 months as a result of he refused to play on the franchise tag. He turned an unrestricted free agent after that and signed a profitable cope with the New York Jets, however his profession was by no means the identical because it was with the Steelers.
Bell mentioned he has no severe plans about returning to the NFL on a full-time foundation as he continues his transition to being knowledgeable boxer.
His most up-to-date look within the NFL was with the Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers throughout the 2021 season. He rushed for six,554 yards and 42 touchdowns in his profession, including 3,289 yards and 9 touchdowns receiving.
