New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell is ready to have a big year and prove to the Pittsburgh Steelers they let something special go. Sunday will be the first time that Bell is on an NFL field since January 14th, 2018 when the Steelers lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the playoffs.

Bell sat out all of last year because he couldn't reach a long term deal with the Steelers, and now he's ready to make up for the lost time.

“It didn’t work out in Pittsburgh. I’m out of Pittsburgh. And now I’m in a new city, a new team, and a lot of people haven’t even given us a chance cause they don’t like our roster,” Bell said, via USA Today. “They think we don’t have the talent. I’m thinking I’m going to show everybody. I’m going to show people that, look, Pittsburgh had something special and they let it go. That’s what I’m going to go out there and do.”

The Jets signed Bell to a massive contract so they are hoping he can pick up right where he left off during the 2017-18 season. For Bell, it might be best to focus on impressing the people of New York because that probably puts enough on his plate.

The hope is that he will help take some of the pressure off of Sam Darnold, and that can lead to the offense moving the ball with even more success.

For the Steelers, they still have James Conner now, and it seems thoughts about Bell are not on the front of their mind.