Le'Veon Bell

American football player and Pro Bowler

Le'Veon Bell - American football player and Pro Bowler
Born

February 18th, 1992
33 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played as a running back in the National Football League (NFL) from 2013 to 2021. Spent six seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he emerged as one of the league's premier running backs. Renowned for exceptional rushing and receiving skills, contributed significantly to the Steelers’ offense. In 2017, earned All-Pro honors and was selected to the Pro Bowl multiple times. Later played for the New York Jets and briefly for the Kansas City Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs.

Rushed for over 1,000 yards in multiple seasons

Selected to the Pro Bowl three times

Named First-team All-Pro in 2017

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