Now, another lovely story from the National Football League.
On Wednesday, Le’veon Bell of the New York Jets is fairly unhappy with the league. Furthermore, Bell feels like the NFL has singled him out a bit in regards to HGH blood tests. For example, take a look at the two tweets Bell released on Wednesday morning:
I done had 5 “random” HGH blood test in 10 weeks…@NFL I’m not doing another after today, whatever y’all lookin for it obviously ain’t there & I’m not about to keep allowing y’all to stick me with those dirty ass needles..find the players who really do that HGH BS & get off me..
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 20, 2019
Aside from Bell not liking needles, he feels like the league is targeting him for performance enhancing substances. Then, he lets a zinger go to a fan who decided to have a little fun with him.
you don’t need my blood to test me for marijuana weirdo…I can easily pee in a cup https://t.co/dpLMxC5P8C
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 20, 2019
Equally important, Adam Gase commented on Bell’s tweets. Remember, Gase has been having a tough go of it himself as head coach.
“[Bell] never said anything to me about it,” Gase said. “It’s something out of our control.”
While it’s not a huge deal – or as bad as a positive test – it’s things like this that detract from focus on game day and the practice field. Furthermore, a league spokesman says that they don’t control who the league tests for substances like HGH.
This snippet is from ESPN:
The NFL isn’t directly involved in the testing, according to a league spokesman. It’s a collectively bargained policy between the NFLPA and the NFL, with a jointly appointed administrator running the program. Neither the NFL, the NFLPA nor any club directs the specific testing schedule or decides which players will be tested, the spokesman said.
Finally, Bell’s performance hasn’t exactly been enhanced. You don’t have to be a fantasy football owner of the running back to know that he’s in the midst of his worst season as a pro at age 27. Thus far, he has rushed for only 508 yards on 161 carries which equates to a 3.2 average per tote.
Things like this become a story when an organization signs a running back to a four-year, $52.5 million contract; and in the first year of the deal they have just a win or two. Who ever thought that deal – with a shaky offensive line – was a good idea?
With that being said, I’m just the Get More Sports news guy.
