Last week, Le'Veon Bell signed a 4-year $52.5 million deal with the New York Jets after holding out last season with the Steelers over a contract dispute. He touched on the reasons he liked being with the Steelers organization during an interview with Sports Illustrated, but Bell also made it clear why things didn't work out.
Le'Veon, who recently released his debut album Life's a Gamble, explained, "Pittsburgh is a great organization. They’ve got a great owner, head coach. They kind of treat you like—they don’t treat you like you’re human. What I mean by that is like, yeah, I’m an NFL athlete, but still I’m a human being. You know what I’m saying?"
He added, " I still play video games, I still make music. They don’t want to allow you to be yourself. They want you to be, if you’re a Steelers, you’re literally playing football 24/7. You’re not supposed to be playing video games and like making music, playing basketball. You’re not supposed to be doing that. You’re supposed to be working out."
Source: Sports Illustrated
