Le’veon Bell

 Growing up

Le’veon Bell grew up in Reynoldsburg, Ohio on February 18, 1992. His mother’s name was Lisa A Bell but his father was unknown. Growing up without a father was hard for him, so instead of having a dad he had a grandpa and he acted just like a dad would. He grew up as a Pittsburgh Steelers fan watching them inspired him to play football and love football and Even though he grew up without a dad that didn’t affect his love for playing the game.

High School and College

Le’veon Bell went to Groveport Madison High School in Ohio and played running back for his High School team. He didn’t just play football he also did basketball and track but still liked football more, and at the end of his junior year he ran a total of 1,100 yards and 13 touchdowns and also in his Senior year he 1,333 yards and 21 touchdowns, that made him number 221 in the nation as a running back. He ended up being a two-star recruit on ESPN. Bell went to Michigan State to play football and was awarded All Big-Ten Freshman from Rivals.com and ESPN.com during his first season at Michigan. In his junior year, he ran a career high of 233 yards against Eastern Michigan and was awarded Big 10 Offensive Player of the week and was also awarded for the first time All-Big 10 award. He got ranked the fifth-best running back by the NFL scout.com after his junior year.

NFL

Le’veon Bell got drafted 48th overall selection of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round signing a 4-year deal for $4.12 million and a signing bonus of $1.37 million and $2.7 million guaranteed. In his first season he became the first running back on the team to have seven straight games with 100 yards of scrimmage consecutively and In 2014 at the end of the season, he was given a 2014 pro bowl appearance. In 2015 he was one of the top 100 players and in 2016 he received a suspension from having possession of drugs and DUI driving under the influence and then in 2016 he was suspended again for 3 games for violating NFL’s policies for substance abuse. He then finished his rookie contract after 2017 and the Steelers tried to sign him again for $14.5 million in 2018 and he surprisingly rejected the deal and wanted to be paid more, and $14.5 million is a lot for a running back. Then the Steelers again offered him another deal for $30 million and he rejected it again because he wasn’t getting paid he didn’t show up to practice which made him ineligible to play in 2018. After the 2018 season, Bell became a free agent and signed with the New York Jets in 2019 for $53 million and $30 million guaranteed and he is now the second-highest-paid running back in the National Football League.

Source: https://sportytell.com/american-football/leveon-bell-biography-facts-childhood-career-personal-life/