TUSCALOOSA, AL — The agent for free agent running back and former u21163 overall pick Trent Richardson has been working the phones in recent weeks trying to get his client an job in the NFL for the 2017 season. And, according to several GMs, the sales pitch is that Richardson is very similar to Steelers superstar running back Le’Veon Bell.
“I got a call from Sunday night from him,” said Bears GM Ryan Pace of Jimmy Sexton, Richardson’s agent. “He’s like: ‘Do you want Le’Veon Bell on your team?’ And I said ‘Of course I would, but you don’t represent him.