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Benny Snell On Possibly Wearing No. 26: ‘I Felt Like 26 Is Something I Can Inherit So We Can Forget About The Past’

Not long after the Pittsburgh Steelers selected running back Benny Snell Jr. in the fourth-round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Kentucky, he was photographed wearing a Steelers hat while holding up a white jersey with the No. 26 on it. That jersey number was of course last worn by former running back Le’Veon Bell, who sat out all of last season after failing to get as long-term contract worked out with the team after being issued the franchise tag a second consecutive year. So, is Snell destined to don Bell’s old number as a rookie?