It was quite the contract saga for the Pittsburgh Steelers and running back Le’Veon Bell ahead of the 2018 season, which ultimately caused Bell to surprisingly sit out the entire season, forfeiting millions on the franchise tag and speeding up his departure from the only place he called home for four seasons.
Now, years later, Bell opened up about those contract negotiations and ultimately leaving Pittsburgh, stating on the “Steel Here” podcast with Barstool’s Jersey Jerry and Kevin Adams that he never wanted to leave Pittsburgh.
“No, I didn’t want to leave Pittsburgh. No, because at the end of the day, that’s where I was at,” he said.