Le’Veon Bell was one of the best running backs in the NFL and a star for the Steelers from 2013 to ’17. His success led to him wanting a long-term contract that he felt he deserved—but it never happened and instead, he left the team for the Jets.
Five years later, Bell admitted that he didn’t want to leave Pittsburgh and explained what soured his relationship with the team that drafted him.
“Yeah, it was a little petty, the little guarantee stuff,” Bell said on the Steel Here podcast. “I’m thinking like, ‘Damn, could I have really just ate it?’ Yeah, I probably could’ve. Probably could’ve really ate it.”
