Le’Veon Bell admits to gambling while under the influence of marijuana

The former star running back clarified that he has not officially retired, and that he wants one more opportunity in Pittsburgh

the former runner Le’Veon Bellthree times selected to Pro Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers from NFL, admitted this Monday to having played games -and even having scored-, after having smoked marijuana; and he explained the effects that the consumption of it produced on him.

“Looking back, that’s what I did. When I played football, I smoked. Even before games, I smoked, and I would go out and run for 150 yards and two touchdowns,” he said. Bell through the “Steel Here” podcast, where players, coaches and former figures from the Steelers.

Bellcurrently a free agent, was suspended twice for violating the substance abuse policy of the NFL while he played between 2013 and 2018 for the team led by the head coach Mike Tomlin.

In 2014, Le’Veon Bell was arrested for possession of marijuana in suburban Pittsburghalthough almost immediately he achieved parole.

In that period he also missed several drug tests from the NFL. Los Steelers they repeatedly removed him from the practice field to ask for urine tests.

Despite the above Le’Veon Bell stood out during the six seasons in which he played with Pittsburghwith which he obtained his three designations as Pro Bowlhad 5,336 yards and 35 touchdowns.

After playing with the Steelesthe 31-year veteran immigrated to the New York Jetsa team in which he remained between 2019 and 2020 with less convincing results.

“I arrived at New York and found that head coaches make a world of difference. The team wasn’t that great don’t get me wrong but I feel like if the coach Tomlin If I had coached that team, we would have won at least nine games,” he pointed out as criticism of Adam Gasehead coach of those Jets which in 2019 ended with a mark of seven wins and nine losses.

Halfway through the 2020 campaign, he emigrated to the Kansas City Chiefs; in 2021 he played for the Baltimore Ravens five matches; and he finished that campaign with three duels in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Despite missing the 2022 season, the former second-round pick of the Draft 2013 He stated that he is not retired.

“I would like to return to Pittsburgh and be able to show everyone that I can still play”, he concluded.