BlackAndGold
06-17-2016, 12:14 PM
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) running back Le'Veon Bell (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/15825/leveon-bell) is entering a crucial stretch in his recovery from two torn ligaments in his right knee. He plans to spend the next six weeks conquering the mental hurdles that come with knee tears. He's a free agent in 2017 but doesn't want to talk about his contract until his knee gets right.
And Bell is thinking big in his recovery -- 2,097 yards big.
That's the rushing total by Minnesota Vikings (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings) running back Adrian Peterson (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10452/adrian-peterson) in 2012, an all-time performance regardless of health. Peterson posted those yards a year removed from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Peterson owned that year. He was captivating.
Bell, who tore his medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals), is drawing rehab inspiration from Peterson's work.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/19210/leveon-bell-draws-inspiration-from-adrian-peterson-acl-comeback
And Bell is thinking big in his recovery -- 2,097 yards big.
That's the rushing total by Minnesota Vikings (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/min/minnesota-vikings) running back Adrian Peterson (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10452/adrian-peterson) in 2012, an all-time performance regardless of health. Peterson posted those yards a year removed from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Peterson owned that year. He was captivating.
Bell, who tore his medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals), is drawing rehab inspiration from Peterson's work.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/19210/leveon-bell-draws-inspiration-from-adrian-peterson-acl-comeback