Getty Pittsburgh Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell
The Pittsburgh Steelers may not have heard anything from star running back Le’Veon Bell yet, but he just had some words for his backfield mate. During the team’s Week 6 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, it appears Bell was watching the Steelers play. During the second half, the All-Pro back took to Twitter to show some love to teammate James Conner.
damn james 💪🏾
This comes shortly after the report Sunday morning that the Steelers have yet to speak to Bell, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, although he’s stated he’ll return during the team’s Week 7 bye.
Bell could return any time between Monday and the following Monday, Oct. 22, according to sources. But this upcoming week also will be a bye week for the Steelers, who will be off Thursday and Friday because of the mandate in the collective bargaining agreement that says players must have four consecutive days off during their bye week.
Expectations for Bell After Return
It seems almost set in stone that the Steelers will feature some type of a split workload between Bell and Conner. The team seems happy with the production Conner has provided to this point. Entering Week 6, the second-year back had totaled 84 attempts for 342 yards and five touchdowns along with 22 receptions for 239 yards.
As for Bell, his role will be a hot-button topic for both fans and fantasy football owners. No one knows what type of shape he’s in or what his workload could look like when back on the field. Fortunately, we should have an answer to that soon enough, assuming Bell does wind up showing up in the next week or so.
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