Despite all the drama that surrounded him right before he joined the New York Jets in the 2019 offseason, Le’Veon Bell was among the players rumored to be on the move prior to Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline. Several teams reportedly showed interest in the former All-Pro running back, but as he claimed in a podcast appearance earlier this week, one of his suitors happened to be the very same team he feuded with over contract issues when he missed the entire 2018 season — the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As quoted by NESN on Thursday, Bell appeared on the latest edition of the 17 Weeks podcast, claiming that many of the trade rumors that swirled around him in recent weeks were “true.” The running back then mentioned the teams that unsuccessfully tried to trade for him prior to the deadline, with the Steelers standing out due to his past history with the organization.