Asked if he had recently considered retiring, tampa Bay Pirates' newly signed runback Levion Bell paused for a few seconds. Bale joined the Pirates on Tuesday after news that former team running back Leonard Funett could be reimbursed for injury season. It just so happened that after the Ravens cut Bell on November 16 this year, the latter has not found a new home.
The last three seasons have been turbulent for Bale, who has been named to the Pro Bowl three times in his previous five seasons with the Steelers, and the Pirates are Bale's fourth team since leaving Pittsburgh in 2019. Bale was absent for the entire 2018 season due to a contract dispute. In an interview wednesday, he said he might have made the Baltimore Crows his final stop.
Bell said he has traveled to New York, Kansas City and Baltimore over the years, where his depressed experiences could lead him to retire. "I'm not going to lie, I've reached the point where I want to give up." Bell said in an interview: "It just feels like everything is no longer appropriate for me. This is a place that moves me (in Tampa) and where playing makes me excited. I think it's a great opportunity because you really can't turn down offers from Arians, Brady and Brown. They are very imaginative on offense and I will come over and help and do what I have to do. ”
Bale hoped that his experience as a pirate would save his career, and when asked how his next stop in life and how that wait inspired his desire to play, Bale's answer was even clearer. "Honestly, it's the worst feeling in the world." Bell bluntly said that he once wanted to retire and switch to boxing: "I know what I can do, I know what I still love, I've played rugby all my life, and when things don't go as you think, things get tough." The experience of the last three years has been absolutely tough, which has humbled me and made me work harder. I know my desire to win and show everyone that I can still play and that I'm a great rugby player. ”
During Bale's heyday, Pirates offensive striker Ryan Jensen had a close encounter with Bell, who was a member of the Ravens in the 2014-17 season. Jensen believes the 29-year-old Bale is a good fit for the Pirates' offensive system, and Brown was once a teammate with him, and now Brown is coming back after a three-game suspension.
Although Bell's answer was very low-key in the interview, when asked why he joined the pirates, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Once you get that call, you feel like ,' I have to go." I agreed without hesitation, and I was excited. ”
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