Le’Veon Bell signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with running back injuries piling up for the Super Bowl champions.
Leading rusher Leonard Fournette is on injured reserve for the rest of the regular season following a hamstring injury suffered in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans.
The move reunites Bell with Antonio Brown, who formed a potent 1-2 offensive punch with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Fournette, 26, leads the team in carries (180), rushing yards (812) and rushing touchdowns (eight). He also has provided an impact in the passing game with 69 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns. The Bucs expect Fournette back for the playoffs, per the report.
Ronald Jones II likely will assume the bulk of the workload in the backfield with Fournette sidelined.
Le’Veon Bell’s Latest Stop
Bell, 29, appeared in five games earlier this season with the Baltimore Ravens. He rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries.
A three-time Pro Bowl and two-time All-Pro selection, Bell was a second-round pick (No. 48 overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2013 NFL Draft and went on to play five seasons in Pittsburgh (2013-17) before later playing for the New York Jets (2019-20) and Kansas City Chiefs (2020).
In 93 career games, Bell has 1,587 carries for 6,536 yards and 42 rushing touchdowns and 395 receptions for 3,258 yards and eight touchdowns. Since entering the league in 2013, Bell ranks fourth in the NFL in yards from scrimmage (9,794) and first among running backs.
–Field Level Media (@FieldLevelMedia)
