New York Jets: Le’Veon Bell unhappy with repeated “random” drug tests

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell tweeted out his annoyance with the NFL on Wednesday in a response to frequent drug testing he has been subject to.

New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell may be in the midst of a career-worst season in his first year with his new team, but you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who has been disappointed with his time in New York.

Bell has been a model teammate and an exceptional leader completely shedding any unjust labels he had accumulated before his stint with the Jets.

But the former All-Pro running back did make headlines on Wednesday for a tweet he sent out regarding repeated drug tests for Human Growth Hormone (HGH) he had been subjected to. Bell voiced his displeasure with the NFL in the following tweet.

I done had 5 “random” HGH blood test in 10 weeks…@NFL I’m not doing another after today, whatever y’all lookin for it obviously ain’t there & I’m not about to keep allowing y’all to stick me with those dirty ass needles..find the players who really do that HGH BS & get off me..

— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) November 20, 2019

Bell claims to have been selected for five random HGH tests over the first 10 weeks of the season which would be an incredibly high rate for any NFL player.

Per ESPN’s Rich Cimini, five players from eight NFL teams are selected at random each week starting in the preseason. Players are then required to submit a blood sample which Bell points out is done using a needle.

At least part of the issue at hand does seem to come with Bell’s apparent dislike of needles. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the 27-year-old had the following to say about the incident.

“I can drop all day. If they want me to pee in a cup, I can do that all day. I just don’t want needles. You can keep that away from me. I don’t want nothing to do with needles.”