Le’Veon Bell

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{{Infobox NFL player
| name = Le'Veon Bell
| image = LeVeon Bell 26 practing 2013.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Bell in 2013
| currentteam = Pittsburgh Steelers
| number = 26
| position = [[Running back]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|2|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Reynoldsburg, Ohio]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 244
| highschool = [[Groveport Madison High School|Groveport (OH) Madison]]
| college = [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| draftyear = 2013
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 48
| debutyear = 2013
| debutteam = Pittsburgh Steelers
| pastteams =
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–present)
| status = Suspended
| highlights =
*[[Pro Bowl]] ([[2015 Pro Bowl|2014]])
* First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2014 All-Pro Team|2014]])
* [[Kansas City Committee of 101 awards#Offensive Player of the Year Awards|AFC Co-Offensive Player of the Year]] (2014)
* [[FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week|FedEx Ground Player of the Year]] (2014)
* NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year (2014)
* [[Pro Football Writers Association|PFWA Most Improved Player of the Year]] (2014)
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Steelers Team MVP]] ([[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season|2014]])
* Joe Greene Great Performance Award (2013)
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Steelers Rookie of the Year]] ([[2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season|2013]])
* Pittsburgh Steelers single-season record for receptions by a running back: 83 (2014)
* Pittsburgh Steelers single-season record for scrimmage yards (2014)
* Pittsburgh Steelers single-season record for scrimmage yards by a rookie (2013)
* [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2015|Ranked #16 in the Top 100 Players of 2015]]
* First-team [[All-American]] ([[2012 College Football All-America Team|2012]])
* First-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (2012)
* CFPA Elite Running Back Trophy (2012)
* First-team All-Big Ten by ESPN.com
* [[Big Ten Football Championship Game|Big Ten Champion]] ([[2010 Big Ten Conference football season|2010]], [[2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game|2013]])
| statseason = 2014
| statweek = 17
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 2,221
| statlabel2 = Average
| statvalue2 = 4.2
| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs
| statvalue3 = 16
| statlable4 = Longest TD
| statvalue4 = 81
| nflnew = le'veonbell/2540175
}}

'''Le'Veon Bell''' (pronounced {{respell|LAY|vee-on}};<ref name="pronunciation">{{Cite AV media | title=Steelers Le'Veon Bell on Spending Money, Transition to Physical NFL | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5Y3bcECLw | date = June 5, 2013 | publisher = [[SB Nation]] | time = 0:04 | accessdate = December 1, 2013}}</ref> born February 18, 1992) is an [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] at [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]], and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the [[2013 NFL Draft]].

==High School Career==
He attended [[Groveport Madison High School]] in [[Groveport, Ohio]], where he played football, basketball and ran track. He played [[running back]] for the Groveport Cruisers [[high school football|football]] team. As a sophomore Bell ran for 789 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. As a junior Bell ran for 1,100 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, and as a senior Bell ran for 1,333 yards on 200 carries with 21 touchdowns. He was selected first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference Ohio Division as a senior. He ran as a junior, and added as a sophomore. In [[high school basketball|basketball]], he earned second-team All-OCC Ohio Division honors as a junior. Bell also participated in [[track & field]] while at Groveport, where he ran the 100 and 200-meter dashes and was one of the state's top performers in the [[high jump]] (personal-best of 6-8 or 2.03 meters).<ref>http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/20062845/q--a-with-michigan-state-running-back-leveon-bell</ref>

Considered a two-star recruit by [[ESPN.com]], Bell was listed as the No. 211 running back in the nation in 2010.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/69440/leveon-bell Le'Veon Bell Recruiting Profile]</ref> Although he was a 3-year starter in high school, Bell had limited scholarship offers. In 2010, he graduated from high school early and began attending Michigan State that spring semester.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100312aad.html|title=Le'Veon Bell: A Style All His Own}}</ref>

==College career==

===Freshman Season===
Bell enrolled in [[Michigan State University]], where he played for the [[Michigan State Spartans football]] team from 2010 to 2012. As a freshman in 2010 he appeared in 13 games, rushing for 605 yards on 107 carries with eight touchdowns. He received All Big-Ten Freshman honors from [[ESPN.com]] and Rivals.com.<ref name="msuspartans.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/leveon_bell_716506.html|title=Michigan State Spartans Player Bio: Le'veon Bell}}</ref>

===Sophomore Season===
He rushed for 48 yards on 17 carries with 2 touchdowns and had a career high 5 receptions for 39 yards against #18 [[University of Georgia|Georgia]] in the triple-overtime [[Outback Bowl]] win.<ref name="msuspartans.com"/> As a sophomore in 2011, he led the Spartans in rushing with 948 yards on 182 carries and 13 touchdowns.

===Junior Season===
On September 22, 2012, Bell ran for a career high 253 yards rushing while also claiming the Big Ten Offensive player of the week award.<ref>[http://www.freep.com/article/20120924/SPORTS07/120924026/michigan-state-football-le-veon-bell-big-ten Career high rushing and big ten offensive player of the week award.]</ref> December 7, 2012, Bell claimed the 2012 CFPA Elite Running Back Trophy. He finished the 2012 regular season with the most rushing yards in the Big Ten <ref>http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120712aae.html</ref><ref>http://statenews.com/article/2012/12/bell-addresses-nfl-draft-rumors-in-accepting-elite-running-back-award</ref> also winning the Big Ten rushing title with an average of 139 yards a game. Bell was voted to the First team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media, ESPN.com, College Football News, and [[Phil Steele]].<ref name="msuspartans.com"/>

January 3, 2013, it was announced that Bell would forgo his senior season and enter the NFL Draft.<ref>{{cite web|title = MSU's Le'Veon Bell to enter NFL draft|url = http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/69241/msus-leveon-bell-to-enter-nfl-draft|first = Brian|last = Bennett}}</ref>

'''College statistics'''

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Year !! rowspan=2|GP–GS !! colspan=6|Rushing !! colspan=6|Receiving !! colspan=5|Kick Returns
|-
! Att !! Gain !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G !! Rec !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G !! No. !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Long
|-
| [[2010 Michigan State Spartans football team|2010]]|| 13–0
| 107 || 605 || 5.7 || 8 || 75 || 46.5 || 11 || 97 || 8.8 || 0 || 35 || 7.5 || 6 || 142 || 23.7 || 0 || 32
|-
| [[2011 Michigan State Spartans football team|2011]]|| 14–6
| 182 || 948 || 5.2 || 13 || 35 || 67.7 || 35 || 267 || 7.6 || 0 || 45 || 19.1 || 1 || 31 || 31.0 || 0 || 31
|-
| [[2012 Michigan State Spartans football team|2012]]|| 13–13
| 382 || 1,793 || 4.7 || 12 || 40 || 137.9 || 32 || 167 || 5.2 || 1 || 20 || 12.8 || 4 || 46 || 11.5 || 0 || 31
|-
! colspan=1|Total*
! 40-19 !! 671 !! 3,346 !! 5.0 !! 33 !! 75 !! 83.7 !! 78 !! 531 !! 6.8 !! 1 !! 45 !! 13.3 !! 11 !! 219 !! 19.9 !! 0 !! 32
|}

==Professional career==

===2013 NFL Combine===
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1⅜
| weight = 230
| dash = 4.60
| ten split = 1.52
| twenty split = 2.60
| shuttle = 4.24
| cone drill = 6.75
| vertical = 31½
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| bench = 24
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 31½
| hand span = 9⅝
| note = All values from NFL Combine.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/profiles/le'veon-bell?id=2540175</ref>
}}

===2013 NFL Draft===
Bell was selected in the 2nd round, 48th overall by the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the [[2013 NFL Draft]].<ref>http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/steelers-address-backfield-situation-select-rb-leveon-bell-000015196.html</ref> He signed a 4-year rookie contract worth $4.12 million with $2.27 million guaranteed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overthecap.com/player/leveon-bell/2258|title=Overthecap.com: Le'Veon Bell Salary}}</ref>

===Pittsburgh Steelers===

====2013 NFL Season====
In his second preseason game against the [[Washington Redskins]], Bell was tackled on a running play and suffered a mid-foot sprain. His injury did not require surgery, but made him miss the first three weeks of the regular season.

Bell appeared in his first regular season game with the Steelers in Week 4 in London against the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He rushed for 57 yards on 16 attempts and scored two rushing touchdowns. On December 29, 2013, in a game against division rival [[Cleveland Browns]], Bell set the Steelers record for scrimmage yards by a rookie, previously held by [[Franco Harris]].

====2014 NFL Season====
Le'Veon Bell broke out in 2014, going from rookie to All-Pro, finishing second in rushing yards, yards from scrimmage, and all-purpose yards to Cowboys running back [[DeMarco Murray]]. He led all running backs in receiving yards and yards per reception.<ref>http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/receiving.htm</ref>

Bell had his best game against the Titans on November 17, gaining 204 rushing yards as well as a touchdown. Le’Veon Bell became the first running back in team history to start the year with seven straight games of 100 yards of total offense during their game against the Texans on October 20.

On December 7, against the Bengals, Bell tied [[Walter Payton]] for most consecutive games with 200 or more yards from scrimmage with 3.

Bell finished the 2014 season second in the league for total rushing yards (behind [[DeMarco Murray]]).<ref>http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards/seasontype/2</ref> He finished the season averaging 4.7 rushing [[yards per carry]] (YPC), up from 3.5 YPC in 2013.<ref>http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/Le'Veon-Bell/BEL474300</ref>

====2015 NFL Season====
After the arrest with then teammate, [[LeGarette Blount]], the NFL suspended Bell for the first 4 games of the 2015 regular season. As of April 9, 2015, it was reported that the suspension was reduced to 3 games. Bell will still appeal the suspension.

===NFL statistics===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! colspan=2|Games !! colspan=5|Rushing !! colspan=5|Receiving
! colspan=2|Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! FUM !! Lost
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| 13 || 13 || 244 || 860 || 3.5 || 43 || 8 || 45 || 399 || 8.9 || 43 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| 16 || 16 || 290 || 1361 || 4.6 || 81 || 8 || 83 || 854 || 10.1 || 48 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
! || Total
! 29 || 29 || 534 || 2221 || 4.2 || 81 || 16 || 128 || 1254 || 9.6 || 48 || 3 || 1 || 1
|}

==Personal life==
Le'Veon Bell was born February 18, 1992 in Reynoldsburg, Ohio to Lisa A. Bell.<ref name="msuspartans.com"/> His mother and grandfather have been lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steelers.com/news/article-1/An-early-Mothers-Day-gift-for-Bells-mom/93160ca8-51f2-484d-9684-2a5300442a28|title=Early Mother's Day Present for Bell's Mom}}</ref> Throughout his childhood his mother raised Bell and his siblings by herself and struggled financially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2014/11/27/former-msu-rb-bell-gives-thanks-mom/19603333/|title=Ex-Michigan State RB Bell Gives Thanks to Mom}}</ref> Bell has two older sisters and two younger brothers, both of whom also play football.

August 20, 2014, Bell and then-Steelers teammate [[LeGarrette Blount]] were pulled over by a policeman who noticed an odor resembling marijuana coming from the vehicle.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/steelers-le-veon-bell-legarrette-blount-arrested-marijuana-possession-article-1.1911141</ref> Bell, Blount and an unidentified female were arrested for possession of marijuana. Bell was taken to a hospital, where he was tested for intoxicants. For this he was sentenced to 15 months of probation, a 60-day suspension of his license, must attend drunk driving school, and pay $2,400 in fines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.wpxi.com/news/news/local/steelers-leveon-bell-focused-becoming-role-model/nj6Nh/|title= Steeler's Le'Veon Bell focused on becoming role-model}}</ref>

Bell actively does charity work and fundraisers. He also works with [[PETA]] and posed for one of the organizations ads. The ad showed him without a shirt with a caption saying, "I choose ink, not mink... Because animals deserve better!" <ref>{{cite web|url=https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5327|title=Pittsburgh Steelers Le'Veon Bell shows off decision tp wear ink, not mink}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bell_leveon00.html Michigan State Spartans bio]
* [http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/Le'Veon-Bell/7328d884-b29d-4a7b-8012-6ceb4fa35b8b Pittsburgh Steelers profile]
* [http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15825/le'veon-bell ESPN stats]

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| NAME = Bell, Le'Veon
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player, running back
| DATE OF BIRTH = February 18, 1992
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Reynoldsburg, Ohio, United States
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[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
[[Category:Michigan State Spartans football players]]
[[Category:People from Reynoldsburg, Ohio]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Ohio]]
[[Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players]]

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