For a while, it looked like whoever trained Le’Veon Bell for his exhibition boxing match had been playing an elaborate prank on him. Then Adrian Peterson walked straight into a hard right. The former Pittsburgh Steelers running back emerged victorious from a sparsely attended Social Gloves exhibition against his fellow NFL running back on Saturday despite an embarrassing show of form in the first four rounds. Each boxer landed only a handful of blows — and few, if any, significant strikes… Source link
Read More »Former Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell wishes he could go back to 2018
There are few stories in the NFL about a player who was on track to be considered an all-time great only to squander it like former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell did when he sat out the 2018 NFL season. Bell’s greed and hubris cost him what might have been a Hall of Fame career and it sounds like Bell might be feeling some of that regret. Bell put the statement below out on Instagram as he announces he’s putting football aside to focus on a career in boxing. But in that,… Source link
Read More »Adrian Peterson, Le’Veon Bell to fight in exhibition
Adrian Peterson will fight in an exhibition boxing match against Le’Veon Bell next month. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) Why not, right? Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell are getting into the boxing game next month. The two former NFL running backs will square off in a heavyweight boxing exhibition at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on July 30, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. The fight will take place ahead of the YouTuber bout between Austin McBroom and AnEsonGib. The fight is just an… Source link
Read More »Tyrann Mathieu fires back at Le’Veon Bell for Andy Reid criticism
Le’Veon Bell stirred up the first major offseason drama that didn’t include Tom Brady or Tim Tebow. In a comment on an Instagram post over the weekend, the former Kansas City Chiefs running back said that he’d retire before playing for head coach Andy Reid ever again. We don’t know why Bell made those comments (his reduced playing time with the Chiefs may have something to do with it), but they didn’t sit right with one of Bell’s former teammates: Tyrann Mathieu. In a tweet replying to… Source link
Read More »Le’Veon Bell would rather ‘retire’ than play for Andy Reid
Le’Veon Bell earned a trip to the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. But his brief stint playing in Andy Reid’s offense didn’t suit him. The former All-Pro running back opened up about his feelings playing for Reid in an Instagram comment on Friday. In short, he’s had enough. “I’ll never play for Andy Reid again,” Bell wrote. “I’d retire first.” Why’s Bell so upset with Reid? Bell made the comment on an Instagram post about somebody spending $700 at a McDonald’s drive-thru. Because of… Source link
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