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Le'Veon Bell Rips Reporter After Saying Steelers Don't Treat Players Like Humans

Now that Le'Veon Bell is officially not part of the Pittsburgh Steelers, he's speaking out about some of the problems he observed during his five years with the organization.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Jenny Vrentas, Bell called the Steelers a "great organization" but also said the team doesn't "treat you like you're human":

Sports Illustrated

Breaking up is hard to do. An exclusive interview with Le'Veon Bell where the star RB details his split from the Steelers: "They don't treat you like you're human." https://t.co/oCq2FfmWg9 https://t.co/3WGFNE0cEc

After Bob Pompeani, a CBS Pittsburgh newscaster, called Bell out for those comments, the three-time Pro Bowler clarified he was trying to say the city doesn't treat its athletes as three-dimensional people with other interests away from the field:

Le'Veon Bell

referring to the “city” in general.