One of the most difficult players in the NFL to gameplan for is Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell. His speed, size and amazing patience behind the line of scrimmage has caused problems for defenses over the last four season. Bell and the Steelers offense is even more difficult to stop when Bell moves out the backfield lining up as a wide receiver. When this happens, defenses are at the mercy of Bell and Ben Roethlisberger because of the matchup problems he causes. Bell has been so effective as a receiver that he has actually put some thought into totally switching to that position full-time according to TheScore.com.
“Maybe when I’m old and not wanting to play running back and get the ball 20 times a day, maybe I could convert but not right now.”
Bell is second on the team with 57 receptions for 437 yards. What makes this even more impressive is that Bell missed the first three games of the season. Today it may seem unlikely but switching positions when he gets older could add 3-4 seasons to his career.