Le’Veon Bell’s transition from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the New York Jets hasn’t exactly been a resounding success.
The three-time Pro Bowl running back is averaging 49.9 rushing yards per game on 3.2 yards per carry for a team that’s started the season 1-6 — not exactly what either side had in mind when Bell signed a four-year, $52 million deal with New York in the offseason.
The struggles for both Bell and the Jets led to speculation that he would be dealt before the NFL’s trade deadline that passed on Tuesday.
Bell says he was hot commodity on trade market
Bell remains a member of the Jets, but said on Thursday that trade talk was hot and heavy and included his former Steelers, with whom he had a less-than-cordial parting that ended with a season-long holdout.