CINCINNATI -- Ahead of their teams' first meeting since Reggie Nelson's hard hit on Le'Veon Bell's right knee shattered Bell's hopes of playing in the 2014 playoffs, both players contended Wednesday there were no lingering hard feelings about the once-controversial tackle.
Bell, the Pittsburgh Steelers' bell cow running back, harbors no ill will for the Cincinnati Bengals safety who took his legs from under him in the open field in the third quarter of last year's regular season finale at Pittsburgh. To Bell, the end of the 19-yard pass play just appeared worse than it actually was.