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The New York Jets made quite an investment on their offensive line. It appears running back Le’Veon Bell is happy with the commitment they made. The Jets made their offensive line a point of emphasis in throughout the offseason. According to Connor Hughes of The Athletic, Le’Veon Bell likes what he sees from this group […]

Le’Veon Bell may have sat out the entire 2018 campaign due to a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but that does not mean the running back feels like he has lost a step. Now with the New York Jets, Bell told CBS Sports analyst and former Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden that he not only […]

The relationship between New York Jets head coach Adam Gase and running back Le’Veon Bell did not exactly get off on the right foot, as rumors persisted that Gase had Mike Maccagnan fired from his post as general manager due to his decision to sign Bell, which Gase did not want to do. The chatter […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell was the biggest bust in Fantasy Football last year, however, he has already pledged that things will be different in the 2019 NFL season. Bell finally apologized to owners that had taken him early on in the fantasy drafts. According to Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell disappointed a lot of people last season when he didn’t suit up for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it wasn’t just fans of his team that were upset, it was also people who drafted him for their fantasy football team. Bell was a first-round draft pick in most leagues […]

Le’Veon Bell sat out the entire 2018 season and cost some people a chance to win in fantasy football. The New York Jets running back knows he may have let some people down, but he’s ready to make up for it in 2019. Recently on Twitter, Bell jokingly apologized to fantasy football owners who picked […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell has been drug tested the first two days of training camp, according to Rich Cimini of ESPN. “Since he wasn’t here in the spring, they have to do everything now,” said Jets head coach Adam Gase. “There’s nothing we can do about it.” To be clear, these are […]

There has been a lot of talk around New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell and how many snaps he will take this season after sitting out last year. Bell talked to reporters on Thursday and said that he was willing to touch the ball 500 times if that means he will be raising the […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell doesn’t like the narrative surrounding him. Some fans have accused Bell of being unfocused on football and too concerned with other things like his rap career, and the former Pittsburgh Steelers star took to social media to fire back, per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com. “I’m tired of […]

Le’Veon Bell was a workhorse during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, leading the NFL with 321 carries during his last action with the club in 2017. But just because the Steelers heavily used him doesn’t mean the New York Jets will follow suit. Jets head coach Adam Gase says that the team will be […]

While James Conner wasn’t able to fully replace Le’Veon Bell’s production, he showed immense potential in 2018. Most people are familiar with the 24-year-old’s story. Conner was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2015. In May of 2016, Conner was pronounced cancer-free. He returned to play one final season at the University of Pittsburgh. He played […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will be going into the 2019 season without Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell in their offense. Despite those crucial losses, a certain NFL analyst believes that the Steelers will be better in 2019. Former Steelers running back Merril Hoge believes Pittsburgh will be a better team in 2019. Hoge points to the […]

Le’Veon Bell dominated news headlines when the All-Pro running back sat out the entire 2018 season. Bell sat out due to not being able to reach a contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell’s decision quickly became a distraction for the Steelers with some of his teammates trashing the running back. The locker room in […]

There are  records that may be broken in the 2019 season. Here are three NFL records that could have a new record-holder in 2019: 3. Yards from Scrimmage The current record for yards from scrimmage is held by Chris Johnson of the Tennesee Titans. Johnson amassed 2,509 yards in  2009. It was an unforgettable showing […]

A lot of the talk surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers this off-season has been about Antonio Brown, and Le’Veon Bell and players like James Conner haven’t been immune to the chatter. With Bell and Brown gone, the team has been able to worry about football when on the field, and Conner thinks that their departures might […]

Fantasy Football owners need not be in limbo anymore. Le’Veon Bell is officially back and there is no chance he is going to hold out this time. After a topsy-turvy six-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers in which Bell sat out the entire 2018 campaign due to a contract dispute, Bell is now a member […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers went all of last season without former All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell, who was sitting out because of a contract dispute. Ordinarily, a team’s ground game and offensive scheme would suffer majorly from such a loss. While there was a dip in production, the running game held together though thanks to James […]

Back in May, New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell lost over $500,000 worth of jewelry when a pair of women in his home stole from him. Well, now, more details are coming out on what actually happened, and they are, um, interesting: “Well, I had two girls in my house,” Bell said in his […]

The New York Jets have had a very busy offseason, improving on both sides of the ball enough to the point where some are actually wondering if they can make the playoffs in 2019. Of course, even taking into consideration the fact that the Jets have gotten better, making the playoffs will be a tall […]

The New York Jets have plenty of new faces in the building this offseason. Voluntary minicamps are coming to a close for teams and New York decided to cut their’s short. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Jets canceled their last day of voluntary minicamp. Instead, Adam Gase decided to have a team-building […]

The girlfriends of New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell have allegedly stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from him. According to The Associated Press (via ESPN), the stolen items are worth approximately $520,000. Authorities said two female acquaintances vanished with more than half a million dollars in jewelry from star NFL […]

The New York Jets are entering a new era of football in 2019 and second-year quarterback Sam Darnold is leading the way. It was obvious this offseason that the Jets wanted to get back into playoff contention, especially with the way that they spent money in free agency. Le’Veon Bell was one of the biggest […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell made it clear that he has high expectations for the 2019 NFL season. He is optimistic that quarterback Sam Darnold is going to help him accomplish those goals. The Jets managed to find some stability in the backfield alongside Darnold with the addition of Le’Veon Bell in free […]

Although the New York Jets have officially ushered in a new era, things have seemingly gotten off to a rocky start. Head coach Adam Gase and running back Le’Veon Bell have since done what they can to dispell any notion of friction within the team. Rumors surfaced about Gase’s feelings on the lucrative contracts some […]

Not everyone believes the New York Jets made the right decision by adding Le’Veon Bell in free agency. The superstar running back, though, has no doubt he will prove an entirely new group of detractors wrong in 2019. On Friday, Bell admitted that he understands why some football followers might have forgotten just how effective […]

Le’Veon Bell is getting a fresh start in 2019, as he signed a four-year deal with the New York Jets earlier this offseason to end what was a tumultuous six-year tenure with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell is very excited to begin his Jets career, saying that he imagines the scheme being “amazing” for him in […]

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell may not have played football in over a year, and he may be on a brand new team in a new system, but Jets head coach Adam Gase is confident that he will be just fine, saying that he will “adapt very quickly,” according to Josh Alper of […]

Le’Veon Bell may not have attended New York Jets organized team activities, but he seems ready to go for mandatory minicamp, and on Monday, he was wearing the Jets uniform for the first time since signing with the club back in March: .@LeVeonBell has that 2️⃣6️⃣ on for the first time! pic.twitter.com/Jt85ARVH5u — New York […]

The season isn’t close to starting, and the New York Jets are already engulfed in drama. Adam Gase has already ruffled plenty of feathers in his brief time as head coach, and he recently ousted general manager Mike Maccagnan. Soon after Maccagnan’s firing, word leaked to the media that Gase opposed the signing of Le’Veon […]

There have been a lot of rumors this offseason about Adam Gase and he didn’t want Le’Veon Bell but it seems the two have worked it out and are ready to help the New York Jets win. Quoting a tweet with a Gase quote talking about how excited he was to have him on the […]

New York Jets coach Adam Gase made it clear that the team would not be trading Le’Veon Bell even though the rumors have been swirling that Gase didn’t want the team to sign the former Pittsburgh Steelers star. When asked about the rumors on Thursday morning Gase said that they were ridiculous and there wasn’t […]

The biggest story in the NFL the past week has been the dysfunction surrounding the New York Jets. New coach Adam Gase won a power struggle last week that resulted in the firing of general manager Mike Maccagnan. Almost immediately after Maccagnan’s firing, word leaked to the media that Gase had opposed the signing of […]

The Seattle Seahawks have been looking for a workhorse running back since Marshawn Lynch left them in 2015. They could find their guy in the form of a trade this offseason. The New York Jets signed Le’Veon Bell this offseason to a four-year, $52.5 million deal. At the time, Mike Maccagnan loved the idea of […]

The New York Jets are going through a great deal of drama. Three months into the offseason, the Jets fired general manager Mike Maccagnan after letting him run the draft and reduce the team’s cap space with several signings, including Le’Veon Bell. New head coach Adam Gase didn’t want the former GM to sign the […]

Could the New York Jets seriously trade Le’Veon Bell just a couple of months after signing him? It looks like a possibility. While the Jets will most likely end up hanging on to Bell, there are now rumors swirling that New York could consider trading the running back as a result of a front office […]

The New York Jets decided to make Le’Veon Bell one of the highest-paid running backs in the NFL. Although, the relationship between the Jets organization and Bell may become dicey moving forward. According to John Clayton of ESPN, the Jets may try to trade Bell before he even plays a down with the franchise. In […]

The New York Jets fired general manager Mike Maccagnan just a few days ago and the rumors are already swirling about the roster. Reports have come out that Adam Gase never wanted to sign Bell and now that he is the acting GM there are some thoughts the team could trade him, even though he […]

The New York Jets made arguably the biggest splash in the NFL this offseason, signing running back Le’Veon Bell in free agency. In addition to signing Bell, the Jets also did some work along their offensive line, acquiring guard Kelechi Osemele in a trade with the Oakland Raiders. Now, Osemele will get to block for […]

The New York Jets are still in a state of major transition after abruptly dismissing general manager Mike Maccagnan earlier this week. Fortunately, though, reports of imminent friction between first-year coach Adam Gase, named Maccagnan’s replacement on an interim basis, and superstar running back Le’Veon Bell seem to be widely overblown. Rumors surfaced almost immediately […]