Its been two and a half months since Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell was suspended for the first three games of the 2015 season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy last August and while he reportedly has filed an appeal, it has still yet to be heard.
According to a Wednesday report by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bell said that not only has his appeal not yet been heard, he doesn’t even know when the hearing will take place.
#Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell, who is appealing his 3-game NFL suspension, said the appeal has not yet been heard, doesn't know when it will be
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) June 17, 2015
In case you missed it, I asked former sports agent Joel Corry a few weeks ago about Bell’s situation and he told me that appeal hearings normally take place within 30 days of them being filed.