The Jets fired their GM this week. That lead to rumors that Le’Veon Bell was the reason he was canned.
Gase, who is serving as the team’s interim GM, has downplayed those rumors but the drama is simmering.
Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported that Gase “absolutely did not want to sign Le’Veon Bell.”
One disagreement between Adam Gase and Mike Maccagnan/Christopher Johnson…
Gase absolutely did not want to sign Le’Veon Bell, per sources. In fact, he made it clear that he didn’t want to spend a lot of money on any running back.
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) May 15, 2019
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport suggested Gase “liked the player, didn’t love the money.”
Liked the player, didn’t love the money is how I heard it on Le’Veon Bell. Adam Gase also didn’t love the price tag on CJ Mosley. It all added up. https://t.co/BOZw4b5GwX
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 15, 2019
Of course Le’Veon took to Twitter to address the gossip.
He tweeted the following on Wednesday night:
“There’s been a BUNCH of false reports and speculation about me in the past about things I’ve said and done, so I’m used to this,” Bell tweeted. “I don’t jump to conclusions when I hear or see a story that may affect me.
“Even if reports are true, that won’t stop me from doing what I came here to do…everyone has a job to do, and I’m gonna do mine whether people ‘like’ me or not. I’m here to win football games.”
There’s been a BUNCH of false reports and speculation about me in the past about things I’ve said and done, so I’m used to this. I don’t jump to conclusions when I hear or see a story that may affect me.
— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) May 16, 2019
Even if reports are true, that won’t stop me from doing what I came here to do…everyone has a job to do, and I’m gonna do mine whether peopIe “like” me or not. I’m here to win football games.
— Le’Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) May 16, 2019
Gase says he expects Le’Veon to be at the Jets’ mandatory minicamp from June 4-6.
“We had a conversation about what was kind of his schedule,” Gase said, per the New York Daily News. “We’ll kind of see how the OTAs go. As of right now, I know the mandatory stuff … he said he was going to be here for that. So, I don’t expect him to not show up for (minicamp on June 4-6).”
Crazy how drama just seems to follow Le’Veon Bell wherever he goes.
This should be one interesting season.
Want More From Sports Gossip?
For all the latest breaking Sports Gossip, be sure to follow SportsGossip.com on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
