Le'Veon Bell Reportedly Facing 4-Game Suspension After Missing Drug Test

Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is reportedly facing a four-game suspension after missing a drug test.

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Steelers All-Pro running back Le'Veon Bell is reportedly facing a four-game suspension after blowing off a drug test. The news was first reported by ESPN's Dan Graziano on Friday morning but is yet to be made official, due to an appeal by Bell:

Sources close to the situation tell me Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell is facing a four-game suspension for violation... https://t.co/6CWpS45NSm

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) July 22, 2016

Bell missed the first two games of last season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy after he got arrested for a DUI and marijuana possession in 2014. At the time, Bell said he was unaware you could get a DUI after smoking weed:

Affidavit: @L_Bell26: "I didn’t know you could get a DUI for being high. I smoked two hours ago. I’m not high anymore. I’m perfectly fine."

— Courtney Brennan (@itscourtbrennan) August 22, 2014

Bell tweeted this out back on April 20 and seemed to make a joke after he was asked to take a drug test on that day:

Bell's appeal date is yet to be determined, but it is expected to take place before the start of the 2016-17 NFL season. Twitter is taking the news hard because, well, fantasy:

Le'Veon Bell showing us why you're not supposed to draft before September in Fantasy Football!

— Per Sources (@PerSources) July 22, 2016

The Steelers' first four opponents of the 2016-17 NFL season are the Redskins, Bengals, Eagles, and Chiefs.

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