Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has been out of the NFL for the last two years, but he seems to be planning a comeback.
During a series of Snapchat stories over the weekend, Bell said that he wants to play football again.
“I won’t start training until like March,” Bell said, via Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “And I’m gonna be honest with myself, I got to go out there and be like, I’m going to put my foot in the ground. Do I feel it? Am I hurting? Can I go out there and really play again? And bro, I’m telling you all right now when I go out there and train in March and if I hit April and I make this decision to come back to play in the NFL again, mark my words down — I will be better than I ever was.”
As for who Bell would want to play for? He didn’t directly specify, but he seems to be angling for a reunion with the Steelers.
“And I will only come back for that one team,” Bell said. “You all know who it is. I don’t have to say no team. You all know who it is.”
Bell, who played his collegiate football at Michigan State, was selected by Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
He spent the first six seasons of his career with the Steelers, although he sat out the final year of his stay due to a contract dispute.
During his time with the club, Bell made three trips to the Pro Bowl and earned a pair of First-Team All-Pro selections. His best season came in 2014, when he racked up 1,361 yards and eight touchdowns while averaging 4.7 yards per carry. In addition, he hauled in 83 receptions for 854 yards and three scores.
After his tenure in Pittsburgh, Bell bounced around the league, playing for four different teams between 2019 and 2021. He spent time with the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He never came close to realizing his Steelers form with any of those squads.
Now that Le’Veon Bell is about to turn 32 years old and hasn’t played in the NFL since 2021, it’s hard to imagine he will be all that effective if he does return. Guess we will have to wait and see.
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