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'I was so torn': Inside Le'Veon Bell's year in NFL exile

PITTSBURGH -- Just a tick after 10 p.m., Le'Veon Bell stepped out of the New York Jets facility with his first chance to exhale. He toured the facility, talked with New York media via conference call, took dozens of pictures, and yet he still hadn't taken off his flat-billed Jets hat.

The first day in an NFL office in 14 months had to be savored.

"I'm truly happy," said Bell in a lengthy interview with ESPN via telephone Thursday after addressing New York media on a conference call. "Don't get me wrong, everything didn't happen smoothly.