Another NFL preseason is upon us, and so is another Le’Veon Bell holdout.
The star running back was once again handed a franchise tag, and both sides could not reach an agreement on a long-term contract before the deadline last week.
And he is certainly hearing the ire from Steelers fans. Bell commented on Todd Gurley’s record-breaking contract extension, and it was not met with positive responses.
lol and ppl thought I was trippin?…
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) July 24, 2018
Not only that, but he promoted his upcoming rap EP, which is set to be released soon.
EP coming 👀
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) July 26, 2018
Look, we’ll be blunt here, fans were not pleased to see these tweets from the dual-threat running back. And they let him know about it.
https://twitter.com/r0bbo_/status/1021825601127284741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1021825601127284741&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.12up.com%2Fposts%2F6127857-twitter-absolutely-thrashes-le-veon-bell-as-he-holds-out-from-steelers-camp
This guy had 280 characters at his disposal, and he decided to use 48 of them. Hey, that’s all he needed. But maybe he forgot that Bell was offered a lot less guarateed money than Gurley’s $45 million.
Just a thought.
https://twitter.com/WojBurner/status/1022296385285185537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022296385285185537&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.12up.com%2Fposts%2F6127857-twitter-absolutely-thrashes-le-veon-bell-as-he-holds-out-from-steelers-camp
Just give it a chance. You may like it.
— Nick Yurkovich (@Bunson412) July 26, 2018
Well, you took the time to reply to it, and to find that specific GIF. So technically, you do care. Just saying.
https://twitter.com/SportIris1976/status/1022304939241025536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1022304939241025536&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.12up.com%2Fposts%2F6127857-twitter-absolutely-thrashes-le-veon-bell-as-he-holds-out-from-steelers-camp
This Steelers fan has emotional investment in this situation, but this is a bit of a reach.
https://twitter.com/thewheelone23/status/1021829992915693568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1021829992915693568&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.12up.com%2Fposts%2F6127857-twitter-absolutely-thrashes-le-veon-bell-as-he-holds-out-from-steelers-camp
Ah yes, the tirades couldn’t be complete without the ever-popular Cardi B meme.
Tensions are high in Steelers Nation once again, and it will only be a matter of time before Bell returns to the team for the start of the regular season.
For the time being, Twitter is a place for Steelers fans to vent their frustrations until September.
