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Report: Steelers' Le'Veon Bell facing suspension, could miss Eagles

    by Rich Hofmann
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An NFL bombshell, courtesy of ESPN:

Because of a missed drug test, Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension to start the season. The Eagles-Steelers game is in the third week of the season. And, as Andy Reid once famously said, we can all count.

From ESPN's Dan Graziano:

The suspension is the result of a missed drug test, not a failed one, sources said. The reason it hasn't been announced is that the appeal process is ongoing.

Bell was arrested for marijuana possession and DUI in 2014. He served a two-game suspension last season. He has averaged 119 yards per game  from scrimmage (79 yards rushing and 40 yards receiving), the most in the league, since he came to the NFL in 2013.