Chiefs’ Chris Jones reaches out to Le’Veon Bell, who was released by Jets
The Le’Veon Bell Era is over in New York.
On Tuesday night, the Jets announced they were releasing Bell, who signed a four-year, $52.5 million contract with the Jets in March 2019 after sitting out the entire 2018 season after failing to get a big deal with the Steelers.
“After having conversations with Le’Veon and his agent and exploring potential trade options over the past couple of days, we have made the decision to release Le’Veon,” Jets general manager Joe Douglas said in a statement. “The Jets organization appreciates Le’Veon’s efforts during his time here and we know he worked hard to make significant contributions to this team. We believes this decision is in the best interests of both parties and wish him future success.”
As Pro Football Talk noted, Bell’s release won’t be official until 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Bell, 28, is a three-time Pro Bowler who has rushed for 1,000 yards or more three times in a season. He has 6,199 rushing yards in his career and also has 3,160 receiving yards. However, he had just 264 yards in 17 games with the Jets.
After the news broke, Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones tweeted at Bell:
Jones also retweeted a video of Bell and Jones working out together from last year that was shared by Twitter user BBQ Dom:
Life is crazy. While those tweets don’t amount to a full-press attempt to get Bell to join the Chiefs, it seems likely Bell saw the messages.
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This story was originally published October 14, 2020 at 8:09 AM.
