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Michigan State Football: Le’Veon Bell, among others, headed to NFL

Found January 03, 2013 on isportsweb.com:
PLAYERS: William Gholston
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Following Michigan State’s victory over TCU in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl last Saturday, much of the attention of Spartan football fans then turned to whether or not their star running back, Le’Veon Bell would be leaving for the NFL. And now after several reports all week of the hiring of an agent, thus ensuring his departure, it became official Thursday, as several other reports pointed to his leaving for the NFL. To make things official, Bell took to Twitter saying, “As hard as it was to leave spartan nation, it was even harder to pass on such a great opportunity I have in front of me. But I love and thank spartan nation for everything! I will always be a Spartan!” It shouldn’t come as so much of a surprise though. Bell simply had no choice. Running backs have the shortest careers of any other position in football and he made the right choice by leaving for the NFL. He just simply could not return to another 400 touch season, risking injury and potentially the loss ...
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