Sometimes you might want to think before you tweet … or post something to Instagram, especially when you are just signing with a team.
Le’Veon Bell was quick to put a photoshopped image of himself in Kansas City uniform No. 26 on social media platforms Thursday.
Kansas City, #ChiefsKingdom, thank you for the opportunity 🙏🏾 let’s go! pic.twitter.com/6aEY9GaoA7
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) October 15, 2020
Hopefully, the turbulent running back hasn’t already made waves with the Chiefs, particularly one teammate, Damien Williams, who opted-out of this season because his mother is battling cancer.
“My mom was just diagnosed with cancer and it’s Stage 4, so that was my decision” Williams said in late July. “With everything else going on, she was the only one there for me. I never had the opportunity to have my dad there, so my mom is my rock, my everything. During a hard time like this, I think I should be next to her every step,” he said.
“My mom said, ‘Whatever decision, you know, I’m behind you.’ At the end of the day, it was hard, football is my life, especially coming off a championship and wanting to do a repeat. … At the end of the day, this was something personal I had to handle.”
The Chiefs supported the decision.
“As an organization, we certainly understand and respect Damien’s choice, knowing it was made in the best interest of his family,” general manager Brett Veach said Wednesday. “He means a lot to our football team as a player and a person, and we’re going to miss having him around this season.”
Here is where it could get dicey. Williams has been a Chief for two seasons and wore No. 26 in both. He wore No. 34 for his first two seasons in the NFL with Miami and switched to No. 26 for his third and fourth seasons in South Beach.
Stepping back, Williams wore No. 26 at Oklahoma.
In Williams’ most recent game with the Chiefs, there easily was an argument that could have been made for him as Super Bowl MVP instead of Mahomes.
Williams rushed for 104 yards on 17 carries and caught four passes for 29 yards. He scored a receiving TD with 2:44 left to give KC the lead and iced it a minute or so later with a 38-yard run.
The team has not had to activate Bell yet … so the plot stirs.
Seems like he deserves more consideration for keeping his number than someone jumping on after five games and thinking they can just take it. The Chiefs made a decision to sign Bell. Now, they have to make one when it comes to a number.