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Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t end on the best terms, that much is obvious. The star running back ended up sitting out the entire 2018 season over a dispute about his contract and made it clear he had issues with members of the team and the front office. But Bell never soured on […]

Although now officially a former member of the heralded Pittsburgh Steelers, current New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell has apparently elected to take the high road in the end. While encountering a lengthy contract dispute with the Steelers, which ultimately resulted in Bell sitting out for the entire 2018-19 campaign, the Jets newcomer still […]

Le’Veon Bell has not even been with the New York Jets for a month, but he is already making a great impression around the team. Just ask Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who is loving what Bell is bringing to the table: “I love it,” Darnold said, according to David Lennon of Newsday. “I mean, what’s […]

Skip Bayless continues going out of his way to criticize Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell. The FOX Sports personality, co-host of Undisputed, recently named embattled Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as his early favorite for MVP next season, evidently using the offseason departures of both superstar playmakers as chief justification for his pick. “I’m gonna make [Roethlisberger] my […]

The Indianapolis Colts are in a good place heading into the 2019 NFL season. After bouncing back from missing the playoffs for three straight years, the Colts found themselves in the hunt for the Lombardi Trophy. While things didn’t quite work out, their future is bright. As good as Andrew Luck is, the Colts’ success will depend […]

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen apparently doesn’t think much of Le’Veon Bell’s skills behind the mic, taking to Twitter to respond to a preview clip posted by the New York Jets running back: I gotta keep it band bro. This ain’t it. 🗑 https://t.co/59gGirHyMZ — Keenan Allen (@Keenan13Allen) April 1, 2019 Bell did […]

Don’t believe what you hear about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite the hot-button departures of Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell and several other former players calling the team out for its supposed preferential treatment of Ben Roethlisberger, cornerback Joe Haden insists ever-stoic coach Mike Tomlin is in total command of the Steelers’ locker room. “He has […]

The New York Jets signed Le’Veon Bell to a four-year $52.5 million contract last month. Although he was a workhose running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the past, he’ll need to work his way up to a bigger workload in the Big Apple. Bell was a second-round pick in the 2013 draft that has […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back signed a four-year deal with the New York Jets this offseason, ending a very productive—yet tumultuous—six-year run with the Steelers franchise. When asked by a Jets reporter if Bell can elevate any team he is a part of, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin had a hilarious response: “I would hope […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have lost two star players this offseason, as they traded wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders and lost running back Le’Veon Bell via free agency to the New York Jets. When asked about the two stars departing, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that he is disappointed, but added that […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will officially begin the 2019 campaign without to key members of the team’s once-loaded roster. With veteran wide receiver Antonio Brown being traded to the Oakland Raiders, running back Le’Veon Bell then departed Pittsburgh in favor of the eager New York Jets. As a result of both departures, Steelers head coach Mike […]

The New York Jets made one of the biggest splashes in NFL free agency this month, signing star running back Le’Veon Bell to a four-year deal. New Jets head coach Adam Gase is thrilled about the addition, saying how much he loves Bell’s versatility: “I love his variety,” Gase said, according to Kim Jones of […]

Tumultuous would be the first word that comes to mind when describing the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 2018 season. There was so much drama going on inside the locker room that could’ve made a good reality TV show. Jesse James, a Steelers tight end in 2018 now on the Detroit Lions, put it perfectly. He said the […]

Le’Veon Bell is known for his patient style of running, but according to his former offensive coordinator, when Bell makes his debut for the New York Jets later this year, it’s the fans who might have to be the ones showing patience. Speaking to ESPN as a part of a story about the newly signed […]

So, Le’Veon Bell’s season-long holdout with the Pittsburgh Steelers last season wasn’t planned initially. According to Jenny Ventras of Sports Illustrated, Bell had every intention to show up for Week 1, but because the Steelers would not assure Bell’s agent that they wouldn’t trade him, his holdout began. Bell then shifted his date to Week […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers finally saw their time with Le’Veon Bell come to a bitter end after a holdout in 2018 as well as other contract disputes in the past. Now that Bell has moved and got the long-term deal he desired with the New York Jets, he’s out to prove he’s worth every bit of […]

First, it was Antonio Brown piling on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and now Le’Veon Bell has joined in, talking in an interview with Sports Illustrated about the veteran quarterback’s style of leadership. Bell said that the Roethlisberger wants to win, but he wants to do it his way, and sometimes that includes not throwing […]

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is now officially a member of the New York Jets. As a result, Bell has a brand new contract, a document NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk was able to obtain. PFT uncovered each and every detail surrounding the newly inked pact. Pro Football Talk’s account of the matter […]

Le’Veon Bell signed with the New York Jets earlier this week, but his journey to ultimately landing with his new team was far from easy. Bell sat out the entire 2018 campaign due to a contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers, marking the second straight season that Bell held out. Of course, in 2017, he […]

Le’Veon Bell signed with the New York Jets earlier this week, marking an end to a tumultuous six-year run with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now that Bell has found his new home, the running back says he is happy. “I’m truly happy,” said Bell in a telephone interview on Thursday, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. […]

The New York Jets had been pledging to be aggressive for months. General manager Mike Maccagnan had been saying publicly all season the Jets were going to be big spenders, and he delivered. He landed perhaps the biggest fish of them all, signing Le’Veon Bell to a four-year contract. Jets fans were understandably excited about […]

The New York Jets made headlines with the signing of running back Le’Veon Bell. It appears fans have safety Jamal Adams to thank for that. There was no shortage of interest in a player of Bell’s caliber in free agency. According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, it was the push from […]

Fox Sports commentator Skip Bayless wasted no time in raining on New York Jets fans’ parade. While their neighbors, the Giants fans, were mourning the loss of star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., Jets fans were celebrating their team signing the former All-Pro running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Le’Veon Bell. Bayless however, isn’t ready […]

When you trade away Antonio Brown, you need to make sure that you at least hold on to your other receivers. As reported by Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a one-year deal with wideout Eli Rogers. The #Steelers are re-signing WR Eli Rogers on a 1-year deal, source […]

Even though he’s now a Jet, there’s still some “what if” surrounding Le’Veon Bell. The Oakland Raiders — who recently snagged Antonio Brown — wanted him, too. At least that’s the word according to NBC Sports, who suggest that the West Coast team believed they had a “real shot” at snagging Bell before the Jets […]

Le’Veon Bell sure seems happy with how his highly-anticipated foray into free agency played out. In the wake of agreeing to terms on a mutli-year deal with the New York Jets on Tuesday, the former Pittsburgh Steelers superstar – by way of Michigan State, remember – expressed his joy at being “back in the green” […]

The New York Jets haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1968, but now that Le’Veon Bell is on the team their odds have drastically improved for the 2019 NFL season, according to BetOnline.ag. Now that Bell, C.J. Mosley, and Jamison Crowder have all been signed to the team, the odds of them winning the Super Bowl […]

The 2019 offseason went off with a bang after the doors to trades and free agency signings were blown open. The latest bomb that was dropped in the News on Wednesday’s official start of free agent signings is the New York Jets winning the Le’Veon Bell sweepstakes, signing the three-time Pro Bowl running back to […]

Last night, former Pittsburgh Steelera running back Le’Veon Bell signed with the New York Jets for four years, $52.5 million, including $35 million guaranteed and the possibility to go up as high as $61 million with incentives. Bell’s contract certainly fell short of the All Pro’s expectations, in large part because teams aren’t looking to pay […]

Crazy how things can change in a year and a month. In February of 2018, Le’Veon Bell, the newest member of the New York Jets, tweeted that $60 million wouldn’t be enough to join the franchise. However, last night the running back signed with New York on a four year, $52.5 million deal, with $35 million […]

The San Francisco 49ers were apparently the mystery team involved in the Le’Veon Bell hysteria on Tuesday. Following a day crammed with fabricated reports and fans of respective organizations going at each other’s throats, the Jets were victorious in the Bell marathon — as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter early this morning. Former Steelers’ […]

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, star running back Le’Veon Bell has agreed to a four-year deal with the New York Jets worth $52 million. Le’Veon Bell: 4 years, $52.5 million with the Jets, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2019 Schefter went on to report that Bell’s contract has a max value of […]

Seemingly every hour there’s a new Le’Veon Bell rumor, and now we’ve got another one. First, we heard the Jets had given Bell a deadline by which he must either accept or decline their offer, and now we have more evidence of New York’s impatience. The Jets are getting “antsy” since Bell still hasn’t made […]

There have been rumors circulating today that Le’Veon Bell could be headed to the Bills. Unfortunately for Buffalo fans, they appear to be exactly that, rumors. “Just rumors. Nothing to it,” a Bills source told Tim Graham of The Athletic Buffalo. The Bills almost pulled off a trade for Antonio Brown, so they clearly aren’t […]

Le’Veon Bell could be signing any moment now. Recent reports have him choosing between the New York Jets and Baltimore Ravens, but some other reports say the Ravens aren’t interested at all. The Jets are the only team we know for sure is interested, and they’ve reportedly given Bell a deadline by which he must […]

With Lamar Jackson firmly entrenched as a franchise quarterback, the Baltimore Ravens will zig while the rest of the league zags, committing to running the football like no other team in the league. Just because John Harbaugh’s club is putting extra emphasis on the ground game, though, hardly means it will break the bank to […]

The Le’Veon Bell sweepstakes continue, and the latest news suggests that he’s currently deciding between two teams: the New York Jets and the Baltimore Ravens. We’d previously reported that Bell’s move to the Jets was considered the most favorable of all, especially since he’d changed his Twitter profile colors to green. (We’d also said that […]

Le’Veon Bell seems to know where his football career will continue. Before the superstar running back announces his decision, though, it’s become apparent one marquee team that seemed a good fit for his services on the surface doesn’t have the salary-cap capital to sign him. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the […]

The New York Jets are not giving up on their attempt to sign superstar running back Le’Veon Bell formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. With Anthony Barr spurning the #Jets, they have some extra money. I’m told they’ve taken some of that money and made a last and final […]