Le’Veon Bell knows plenty about demanding a new contract, and he understands as well as anyone how Jamal Adams feels about his current situation.
The star safety, of course, has officially requested to be traded as he’s grown impatient with waiting for a new contract. The 24-year-old reportedly wants to be one of the highest paid defenders in the entire NFL.
Bell sat out the entire 2018 season with the Steelers while he was demanding a new deal, and during a recent appearance on Hot 97 radio in New York he stuck up for Adams, while also saying that he doesn’t believe a trade will actually happen.
“Me, personally, I hope he doesn't get traded," Bell said. "But I don't think he'll get traded. I do think he'll be playing with the Jets. That's just me, personally, because I don't think he's going to get traded. Honestly, why would you trade him? I wouldn't trade him."
Bell believes things will work themselves out, and he says that Adams deserves everything that he's asking for.
"I think he wants to be [with the Jets], I just think he wants to get paid," Bell said. "I think he's in the same situation I was three years ago. He's a young player. He's been at the top of the game, playing at a high level and feels like, 'Dang, I just want to get compensated.'
“You deserve every dollar you're asking for. Everything he asks for, he deserves it."