Former Michigan State RB Le’Veon Bell speaks out about Adam Gase

Le’Veon Bell, one of the best running backs Michigan State has ever produced, had an NFL career, but it didn’t last long enough.

The three-time Pro Bowler immediately excelled at the next level, but after his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers, he was never able to repeat that success.

Part of this was due to coaching.

On Thursday, Bell made it clear that he is still unhappy with his former head coach Adam Gase from his time with the New York Jets.

“I still randomly think about how MAD I used to get in the huddle when Adam Gase would yell ’21 dive’ on 2nd & 10…” Bell posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

He then posted the following:

“that’s a HALF BACK DIVE FROM SHOTGUN for the people who don’t understand exactly what that means…lol”

And then another one:

“Sam (Darnold) would say the play out loud and just shake his head…lol”

Gase led the Jets to a 9-23 overall record in his two seasons at the helm. He was fired in January 2021.

Bell played and started in 17 games with the Jets after playing five seasons with the Steelers, who drafted him in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released by New York in October 2020 before being signed by the then-reigning Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, who returned to the Super Bowl, where they eventually lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.

Bell signed with the Baltimore Ravens in October 2021, who released him the following month. In December of that year, he was signed by the then-defending champions, the Buccaneers. Bell played in three games for Tampa Bay before being released in January of this year.

The former Spartans running back is a Michigan State legend. Bell led the NCAA in rushing attempts in 2012 with 382. His 1,793 rushing yards this season rank second in program history for single-season rushing yards.

Bell ranks sixth in program history in rushing yards (3,346), rushing touchdowns (33) and rushing attempts (671).

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