Report: Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell facing multi-game suspension
Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell is facing what could be a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's drug policy by missing a drug test, according to a report by ESPN's Dan Graziano.
"The suspension is the result of a missed test, not a failed one, and the reason it hasn't yet been announced is that the appeal process is still going on," Graziano wrote Friday.
A subsequent report by the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport cited sources who said Bell had missed several tests.
The news broke six days before players are due to report to training camp for the 2016 season.
If Bell must sit out the first four weeks of the season, that would include home games against Cincinnati and Kansas City and away games at Washington and Philadelphia.
Bell's teammate, wide receiver Martavis Bryant, is suspended for the 2016 season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
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Steelers fan Victoria Jones said she was "very disappointed" to hear about the Bell situation.
Another fan, Don Torockio, said the Steelers should take a hard-line stance and make an example of Bell.
"Play the year with him and then get rid of him, because twice is too many times," he said.
Bell served a two-game suspension in 2015 after being arrested in Ross Township on charges of DUI and possessing a small amount of marijuana. He entered a program for first-time offenders that allows the arrest to be expunged from his record.