stillers4me
06-01-2014, 10:26 AM
Le'Veon Bell is no small running back, not by any measure. At 6 feet 1 and a lean-muscled 230 pounds, he is a combination of surprising power and deceptive speed.
But even Bell, who enters his second season as the focal point of the Steelers offense, admits he looks small compared to the newest member of the backfield -- LeGarrette Blount.
"He's a big guy, and he can roll, too," Bell said. "It's going to be good having him in the backfield."
Make no mistake, Blount is big and thick. At 6 feet, 250 pounds, he is the Steelers' biggest and most powerful back since Jerome Bettis, only faster. What's more, he plays with a similar attitude -- one of the reasons the Steelers signed him in free agency to serve as a backup to Bell.........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/06/01/Blount-aims-to-factor-into-Steelers-backfield-with-Bell/stories/201406010119#ixzz33OxUwB6G
But even Bell, who enters his second season as the focal point of the Steelers offense, admits he looks small compared to the newest member of the backfield -- LeGarrette Blount.
"He's a big guy, and he can roll, too," Bell said. "It's going to be good having him in the backfield."
Make no mistake, Blount is big and thick. At 6 feet, 250 pounds, he is the Steelers' biggest and most powerful back since Jerome Bettis, only faster. What's more, he plays with a similar attitude -- one of the reasons the Steelers signed him in free agency to serve as a backup to Bell.........
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2014/06/01/Blount-aims-to-factor-into-Steelers-backfield-with-Bell/stories/201406010119#ixzz33OxUwB6G