Le’Veon Bell hasn’t played in the NFL since 2021 and hasn’t been in a Steelers uniform since 2017.
Bell recently said on social media that he wants to suit up again for an NFL team, a specific team.
“I will only come back for that one team. You all know who it is. I don’t have to say no team. You all know who it is,” Bell said, via Sports Illustrated.
He said he’ll start to train next month to see if he thinks he can still perform at a high level.
"If I hit April and I make this decision to come back to play in the NFL again, mark my words down — I will be better than I ever was," Bell added.
The team he is implying is the Steelers. He’s made apologies in the past about now staying in Pittsburgh and admitted it was a mistake not to sign an extension with Pittsburgh.
But the Steeler currently have Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren in the back field.
But Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward says, so what?
“If he comes back, we would love to have him,” said Heyward on his Not Just Football podcast. “He looked like he was in great shape last time I saw him and I know we got some great running backs but he can provide some knowledge for the group . . . and we’ll take it from there.”
Heyward said this is old news though. He says Bell talked about it when he was a guest on his podcast.