Over the course of five seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, running back Le'Veon Bell established himself as one of the very best at his position in the league. In 62 games in the Steel City, Bell ran the ball 1,229 times for 5,336 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also chipped in 312 receptions for 2,660 yards and an additional 7 touchdowns. Bell was a three-time All-Pro, and the Steelers went 53-27 in the five seasons that Bell was their starting running back.
Bell sat out the 2018 season due to a contract dispute with the Steelers, and never wore a Pittsburgh uniform again. He's since expressed regret for sitting out and for not remaining with the Steelers for the duration of his career. And now, Le'Veon Bell took to Snapchat to express a desire to make a comeback to the NFL and to the Steel City.
“I won't start training until like March,” Bell said in one of a series of stories posted to Snapchat, per Alex Kozora of Steelers Depot. “And I'm gonna be honest with myself. I gotta go out there and be like, I'm gonna put my foot in the ground. Do I feel it? Am I hurting? Can I go out there and really play again?”
Le'Veon Bell is 31 but was an elite-level professional athlete as recently as 2021. However, even though the former Steelers and Jets back claims that his body is “functionally stronger than ever,” — likely due to the training he did in order to knock Adrian Peterson out cold in a boxing exhibition — he also added that it's been over a year since he's ran at a full sprint.
Bell went on to explain that it's not a sure thing that he'd commit to coming back, but he does plan to test out his body and make a decision from there.
“I'm telling y'all right now when I go out there and train in March and if I hit April and I make the decision to come back to play in the NFL again, mark my words down… I will be better than I ever was. Ever. And I will only come back for that one team. Y'all know who it is. I don't gotta say no team. Y'all know who it is.”
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