Andy Reid says exactly what you’d expect about Le’Veon Bell

Given that Andy Reid treats all NFL franchises with the utmost respect and relishes the “challenge” of playing every team every week of the season, it’s not a surprise that he had nothing but positive things to say about Le’Veon Bell despite the running back’s comments toward his former head coach last week.

On Thursday, the K.C. Chiefs head coach was asked about Bell’s frustrations, issued on social media, with Reid in his lone season with the team. Reid had a textbook response.

Bell recently aired some negative feelings about Reid on Instagram and Twitter without giving away any specifics. The first instance was an odd reply to a comment stating that he would retire before he ever played for Reid again. Given the odd disrespect for such a highly-regard head coach, the comments raised eyebrows.

Andy Reid didn’t take the bait when asked about Le’Veon Bell.

From that point, Bell only doubled down on his initial complaints. He clarified his remarks somewhat that his issue was not with the Kansas City Chiefs organization in any way, shape, or form. Instead, he was only frustrated with Reid and Reid alone.

Bell, of course, has a history of making such comments or expressing concerns with authority figures over him. From Mike Tomlin to Adam Gase, the veteran running back hasn’t looked like a malcontent with any team he’s played for, whether they’re winning or paying him big money.

No one outside of Arrowhead knows the specifics of what went on, but there’s likely something in the fact that Bell was a healthy scratch and did not play in either the AFC Championship or the Super Bowl despite the fact that Clyde Edwards-Helaire was clearly dealing with injuries to his hip and ankle. Instead, Darrel Williams served as the featured back for the offense in the most meaningful moments.

Bell, who is 29 years old, remains a free agent at this point in the offseason.