Former NFL All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell was never one to mince words during his playing career. That trend has continued into his retirement, too.
Bell, who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring after the 2021 season, recently spoke to Fox News Digital about the New York Jets’ upcoming season.
Bell is a big believer in quarterback Aaron Rodgers and head coach Robert Saleh, the latter of whom he praised while ripping into his old Jets coach Adam Gase.
“I wish I had this coach. The coach that they have, I wish that coach was there [when I was there],” Bell told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. “Because if that coach was there, that’s the coach I needed. I needed a coach like that.”
Bell pulled no punches when it came to discussing his former coach.
“Adam Gase is terrible. He was a terrible coach. I’m so glad I stopped playing with him.”
Fox News noted Bell praised Saleh for “keeping it simple” while saying that he “for sure” wishes this Jets squad was the one he joined four years ago. He certainly wasn’t playing with a quarterback like Rodgers.
“I think Aaron Rodgers is gonna take them over the next hill. Aaron Rodgers is a little older, he’s in the later part of his career – he’s not gonna be a guy who’s gonna have to go out there and throw it 40 or 50 times a game. Now don’t get me wrong, he’s gonna have some games where he does, but he’s gonna be handing that ball off. Watch. He’s gonna use that O-line, and that O-line is good, that O-line is where it’s at.”
