FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell will play a football game Sunday for the first time in 20 months -- 601 days, to be exact -- but he's not interested in easing into the regular-season flow.
"Don't hold back," Bell told coach Adam Gase, the play caller.
In other words, Bell believes he's ready for a full workload in what could be the Jets' most-anticipated debut by a veteran player since Brett Favre in 2008.
Bell, their prized free-agent addition, was held out of the preseason for precautionary reasons, but he didn't miss a single day of practice and insisted he's ready for heavy duty.