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Le'Veon Bell has played in the NFL in eight of the last nine seasons, but it doesn't look like he is going to do so in 2022.Bell announced Tuesday in a news conference ahead of his on July 30 that he will focus on advancing his boxing career instead of returning to the gridiron. Wei-Yin Chen Jersey He also admitted that he considered sitting out the 2021 NFL season to pursue a full-time boxing career."Boxing is something that, you know, they always say it's something you can't play boxing. Last year, I almost sat out the whole year to try to focus on boxing because I kind of knew that was what I wanted to transition to. This year, I know I'm not going to be playing this year Sergio Romo Jersey because I want to focus on boxing," Bell said, per .MORE: That Bell is putting his NFL career on pause is no surprise. He previously spoke about how, after his release from the Ravens, he considered . However, the Buccaneers came calling and he elected to join them instead.All told, Bell dre sed for just eight combined games with the Ravens and Buccaneers in 2021 and racked up 131 scrimmage yards on 44 touches. Both totals marked career lows for the veteran running back and few teams if any have shown interest in the 30-year-old during the 2022 NFL offseason.That's part of why Bell is diving headlong into boxing and isn't treating his exhibition against Peterson as a "one-off.""This is, I gue s like my introduction to kind of show what I'll be doing and how I'll be going about myself. Just an intro," he said.MORE: Bell believes that his athletic skill set will translate well to boxing; he described himself as " Brad Ziegler Jersey quicker than 99 percent of the people" he will face in the ring."My speed, my quickne s, my timing, it's really going to be unmatched,"Bell said, per .Why Sandy Alcantara Jersey does Bell believe that? It all has to do with his unique playing style that was predicated more on patience, vision and timing than explosive playmaking speed."People say I'm patient. I pick my holes this, that and the other it's just really all timing," Bell said. "That's all it really was. It kind of came easy to me, was timing. Boxing kind of like is all timing, and I think that's what makes me quick, that's kind of like what separates me as an athlete than most guys in the NFL or the NBA or many other guys that have tried to translate to this sport."MORE: In theory, Bell's a se sment makes sense. Soon enough, NFL and boxing fans will get to see if everything works in practice as he gets set to square off against Peterson on July 30.Either way, Bell is excited to show people what he is capable of doing during that fight."I've been wanting Brian Anderson Jersey to showcase so much on the Internet," Bell explained. "I've just been holding off because I've been wanting everyone to kind of wait for the build-up on the 30th to see exactly what I'm going to bring in this ring."