67 Facts About Leveon Bell

Leveon Bell played college football at Michigan State and was drafted 48th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Leveon Bell has played for the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Leveon Bell missed several games in the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to drug-related suspensions and injuries, but still put up solid numbers and was voted to the NFL Top 100 both times.

The next year, Leveon Bell refused to sign the franchise tag placed upon him by the Steelers, resulting in him sitting out the entire 2018 season.

Leveon Bell signed with the New York Jets the following off-season, but never regained his old level of success, and following less than two seasons, he was released by the Jets.

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Leveon Bell was born on February 18,1992, in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, later attending Groveport Madison High School in Groveport, Ohio, where he played football, basketball, and ran track.

Leveon Bell played running back for the Groveport Cruisers football team.

Leveon Bell was selected first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Division as a senior.

In basketball, Leveon Bell earned second-team All-OCC Ohio Division honors as a junior.

Leveon Bell enrolled in Michigan State University, where he played for the Michigan State Spartans football team from 2010 to 2012 under head coach Mark Dantonio.

Leveon Bell made his collegiate debut in the Spartans' season opener against Western Michigan.

Leveon Bell added 97 yards on 11 receptions and returned six kickoffs for 142 yards.

Leveon Bell led the Spartans in rushing with 948 yards on 182 carries and 13 touchdowns.

Leveon Bell finished the season with 382 carries for 1,793 rushing yards, which was the second most in the Big Ten Conference, and 12 rushing touchdowns.

Leveon Bell's 1,793 rushing yards ranked second in school history for a single season, trailing only Lorenzo White's 2,066 rushing yards in the 1985 season.

Leveon Bell was voted to the First-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media, ESPN.

Leveon Bell won the George Alderton Award, which is given to the top male athlete at Michigan State.

Leveon Bell was ranked as the fifth best running back by NFLDraftScout.

Leveon Bell received an invitation to the NFL Combine and participated in all workouts and positional drills.

Leveon Bell was satisfied with his combine performance and only performed positional drills at Michigan State's Pro Day.

Leveon Bell was the second running back to be selected that year, only behind Giovani Bernard.

Leveon Bell entered training camp competing with veteran Isaac Redman for the Steelers' starting running back position.

Leveon Bell's injury did not require surgery, but forced him to miss the first three weeks of the regular season.

Leveon Bell finished his rookie season with 244 carries, 860 rushing yards, and eight rushing touchdowns to go along with 45 receptions for 399 yards.

Leveon Bell became the first rookie to lead the team in rushing since Tim Worley in 1989.

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Leveon Bell became the first running back in Steelers' history to have seven consecutive games with 100 yards from scrimmage.

Leveon Bell earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his effort against the Saints.

Leveon Bell tied Walter Payton for the NFL record for the most consecutive games with at least 200 yards from scrimmage with three after his performance against the Bengals.

Leveon Bell was ruled out against the Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card Round of the 2014 playoffs.

Leveon Bell broke out in the 2014 season, going from rookie to All-Pro, finishing second in rushing yards, yards from scrimmage, and all-purpose yards to Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray.

Leveon Bell led all running backs in receiving yards and yards per reception.

Leveon Bell finished his first complete regular season with a career-high 290 carries, 1,361 rushing yards, eight rushing touchdowns, 83 receptions, 854 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.

Leveon Bell finished second in total scrimmage yards in 2014 to DeMarco Murray.

Leveon Bell earned FedEx Ground Player of the Week twice, once in Week 3 and once in Week 11.

Leveon Bell finished fourth in AP Offensive Player of the Year Voting.

Leveon Bell was named to the Pro Bowl and was ranked 16th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.

Leveon Bell made his 2015 debut against the St Louis Rams in Week 3 on September 27,2015.

Leveon Bell finished the game with 19 carries for 62 yards and scored his first rushing touchdown of the season, while accounting for seven catches for 70 receiving yards.

Leveon Bell finished the 2015 season with a total of 113 rushing attempts for 556 rushing yards and three touchdowns and 24 receptions for 136 receiving yards in six games and six starts.

Leveon Bell was named as the AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Bills.

Leveon Bell was named to his second Pro Bowl on December 20,2016.

Leveon Bell finished the 2016 regular season with 261 carries for 1,268 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, while making 75 catches for 616 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 12 games and 12 starts.

Leveon Bell recorded at least 100 yards from scrimmage in 11 of the 12 games he played in.

Leveon Bell finished tied for sixth in the AP Offensive Player of the Year Voting.

Leveon Bell was ranked fifth by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

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On January 11,2018, Leveon Bell said that if the Steelers franchise tagged him again, he would definitely consider sitting out for the year or retiring from the NFL.

In 2016, Leveon Bell reportedly turned down a two-year deal worth $30 million.

Leveon Bell missed the first nine regular season games, and then did not report to the Steelers prior to the NFL's November 13 deadline to sign his franchise tender, therefore making him ineligible to play in the 2018 NFL season.

On February 20,2019, the Steelers announced that they would not use the franchise tag on Leveon Bell, making him a free agent at the start of the new official NFL year on March 13.

Leveon Bell entered the 2020 season as the Jets starting running back.

On October 17,2020, Leveon Bell signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

On September 7,2021, Leveon Bell was signed by the Baltimore Ravens to their practice squad.

Leveon Bell was activated for Week 4 against Denver Broncos and for Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers, scoring his first touchdown of the season in the latter game.

On December 22,2021, Leveon Bell signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reuniting with former Pittsburgh Steelers teammates Antonio Brown, Ross Cockrell, and Steve McLendon.

Leveon Bell played in three total games for the Buccaneers and caught a touchdown from Tom Brady in Week 18 against the Carolina Panthers.

Leveon Bell has two older sisters and two younger brothers, both of whom play football.

Leveon Bell has Jeremiah 1:5 on his left arm with a picture of his mother embracing him after Michigan State suffered a loss in the Big Ten Championship.

Leveon Bell was sentenced to 15 months of probation, a 60-day suspension of his driver's license, DUI education classes, and $2,400 in court costs.

Leveon Bell, going by the stage name "Juice", started his music career with a 16-song album released via SoundCloud on March 27,2017.

On May 27,2018 Leveon Bell released a single titled "Target" responding to critics in regards to his contract dispute with the Steelers among other things.

Leveon Bell followed up "Target" with a four-song project titled "My Side of Things" telling his side of the story regarding his second straight contract hold out with the Steelers.

On March 13,2019, Leveon Bell released an album called "Life is a Gamble".

Leveon Bell has expressed interest in boxing as an alternative career.

In December 2021, before the Buccaneers signed him, Leveon Bell had planned to retire from the NFL to pursue a professional boxing career.

Leveon Bell tweeted a challenge to Jake Paul, accusing him of fighting "small dudes who can't box".

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In July 2022, Leveon Bell announced that he would sit out the 2022 NFL season to pursue boxing, starting with an exhibition match against fellow NFL veteran Adrian Peterson.

On October 29,2022, Leveon Bell was scheduled to box Uriah Hall on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.