Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell Might Need Groin Surgery

[Shoes]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell told NFL Network’s Good Morning Football on Wednesday he’s still in the process of determining whether he’ll need offseason surgery on his injured groin.
“I’m kind of in the process of seeing a couple of doctors, seeing if I have to get surgery or not,” Bell said. “I’m hoping for the best, but I understand it’s a tough game. If I don’t get surgery, I go into the rehab process, work hard, get back to how I was last year, or actually, better. I’m going to take it from there.”

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2017/02...groin-surgery/

[Steeldude]

Will they wait until pre-season to make a decision?

[Psycho Ward 86]

Im tempted to sarcastically say Tomlin just loves overworking players but really, he kind of had no choice for a large percentage of the time during our win streak. Williams was out since forever. Once we were in the playoffs, well, you play the best guy on the field period. Not exactly the time to worry about the wheels falling off. I do have my gripes about how much we worked Heyward and Tuitt, but this was just a case of misfortune. Hope he takes his time with this injury, groins are really easy to reaggravate

[lipps83]

Im tempted to sarcastically say Tomlin just loves overworking players but really, he kind of had no choice for a large percentage of the time during our win streak. Williams was out since forever. Once we were in the playoffs, well, you play the best guy on the field period. Not exactly the time to worry about the wheels falling off. I do have my gripes about how much we worked Heyward and Tuitt, but this was just a case of misfortune. Hope he takes his time with this injury, groins are really easy to reaggravate

Isn't a groin injury what wound up screwing up Woodley, or was his an issue with his hammy?

[AtlantaDan]

Isn't a groin injury what wound up screwing up Woodley, or was his an issue with his hammy?

Hamstring against the Patriots at Heinz in October 2011 - never the same for the rest of 2011 then he got fat

In addition to everything else the Steelers have rotten luck with their running backs and groin injuries in Pats playoff losses- Bettis was ineffective with a groin injury against the Pats in a 1996 playoff game at Foxboro and then reinjured a groin injury that knocked him out for the last month of the 2001 regular season in the cluster of the playoff loss to the Pats at Heinz in January 2002

[EzraTank]

I think they need to find a new conditioning/stretching coach. Groin injuries can be avoided with proper stretching and flexibility training.

[AtlantaDan]

I think they need to find a new conditioning/stretching coach. Groin injuries can be avoided with proper stretching and flexibility training.

At least as likely the extraordinary workload as a runner and receiver after Williams got hurt and Bell became the focus of the offense in November took its toll - only so much tread on the tires

[pczach]

I truly don't see this is being anyone's fault. These things happen in football. Bell is a runner that pauses and makes explosive moves forward, backward, and laterally.

I don't believe that anything in particular is to blame for what happened. It's simply a football injury.

[Shoes]

Now what round will they take a RB? These guys are messing up my mock.

[teegre]

When I pulled my groin, it was from sliding sideways suddenly. I blame an icy patch of grass at Arrowhead.

[Iron Steeler]

Dude is injury prone huh?

Id like to draft a pure banger back like 240 pounds in the later rounds just to be opposite of leveons style

[Born2Steel]

Dude is injury prone huh?

Id like to draft a pure banger back like 240 pounds in the later rounds just to be opposite of leveons style

Check out Marlon Mack out of South Florida. I have watched him play for a few seasons. One of those that can side step defenders out of their shoes, or just run them over with strength. An always fall forward type RB. Should be there in the late rounds due to obscurity. I don't think he's as big as 240 though.

[Psycho Ward 86]

Dude is injury prone huh?

Id like to draft a pure banger back like 240 pounds in the later rounds just to be opposite of leveons style

My uneducated guess is that the steelers FO wont look for a particular "type" of RB in this draft and just go for whoever is the best player at the position. In a way i think theyre really hoping Karlos Williams gets his shit together so that we can go into the season with Bell, Williams (as a short yardage battering ram), and some other draft pick. Said player above, Marlon Mack is in my mock as well

[43Hitman]

We could always bring back DW too for veteran depth.

[86WARD]

We could always bring back DW too for veteran depth.

I hope they do. He's got 1-2 years left on the tires.

[AtlantaDan]

I hope they do. He's got 1-2 years left on the tires.

DW has been injured both years - unavailable for playoffs last year and for over a month this year

He was a great signing to fill in for Bell but time to get younger

[86WARD]

Same exact thing could be said about Bell...just saying.

[ALLD]

DW already said he doesn't know if he will be back either. I want to know which play Bell really injured himself or was it before the game?

[SteelerFanInStl]

DW already said he doesn't know if he will be back either. I want to know which play Bell really injured himself or was it before the game?

Bell had a groin injury before the game. It apparently wasn't too serious because he rushed for 167 and 170 yards in those 2 previous games. I don't know why we ran him so much though when he had a groin injury. This is the injury that the NFL is supposedly investigating since it wasn't on the injury report.

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My uneducated guess is that the steelers FO wont look for a particular "type" of RB in this draft and just go for whoever is the best player at the position. In a way i think theyre really hoping Karlos Williams gets his shit together so that we can go into the season with Bell, Williams (as a short yardage battering ram), and some other draft pick. Said player above, Marlon Mack is in my mock as well

This would be ideal. I hope that Vince is kicking his ass the whole off season.

[Rotorhead]

I would like to see DW back just so he gets a ring honestly, he is a good guy, real leader and can fill in for spot duty when needed.

[Born2Steel]

I'm a fan of DWill as well. I followed him thru college at Memphis. He's the same age as AP with less NFL miles, plus he ran KR in college if there's ever a need for that.

[Psycho Ward 86]

Isn't a groin injury what wound up screwing up Woodley, or was his an issue with his hammy?

Keith Butler straight up said at the end of the season that Woodley was pushing 280-290lb too. that might have something to do with it

[DesertSteel]

I'm a fan of DWill as well. I followed him thru college at Memphis. He's the same age as AP with less NFL miles, plus he ran KR in college if there's ever a need for that.

AP is done too, IMO.

[Steeldude]

I know they are going to wait untile pre-season for surgery.

[Born2Steel]

I know they are going to wait untile pre-season for surgery.

If that happens and we have to start with DWill, we will be all out of RB by game 4.

[Shoes]

If that happens and we have to start with DWill, we will be all out of RB by game 4.

Sounds about right!

[tube517]

http://www.12up.com/posts/4712553-le...ay?a_aid=40104

Le'Veon Bell Undergoing Surgery on Monday

[Buckinnuts]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-groin-injury/

[Psycho Ward 86]

That took a bit longer than it should have. Oh well, better late than never. At least its not like Dupree's situation last season

[Psycho Ward 86]