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Former NFL star running back Le’Veon Bell made a huge accusation against his former New York Jets head coach Adam Gase.
Gase, now the passing game coordinator under Jim Harbaugh with the Los Angeles Chargers, did not fare well in New York, going 9-23 before being fired after the 2020 season. Bell and Gase joined the team in 2019, where they finished 7-9, but flopped the following year.
Bell made an appearance on the “Respectfully” podcast with Justin Laboy, where he criticized Gase, calling him “the dumbest coach of all time.” But that wasn’t the worst thing that was said.
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Bell accused Gase of using cocaine in his office.
Laboy asked Bell to go further after saying Gase “did a lot of things in that office that coaches aren’t supposed to do.” Bell then said Gase was using “white girl,” a slang term for cocaine, and then made a snorting gesture.
“I’m like, bro, I can’t just walk into the office and see my coach. [snorting cocaine]”Bell explained to Laboy. “We’re about to go to practice, bro. We practice in 28 minutes. We have a tutorial, brother. “Is this what you’re doing here?”
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Bell doubled down and said he saw Gase do it himself.
“It wasn’t just one time. That’s what he did, though. Everybody knows. That’s what he did. But it was crazy for me to watch him do it. I heard all the stories and shit.”
The Chargers did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Pak Gazette Digital.
Le’Veon Bell of the New York Jets runs the ball against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on October 11, 2020. The Cardinals defeated the Jets 30-10. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Bell’s last words there imply that he heard from others that Gase allegedly used the illegal substance, although he did not go into further detail about it.
Before the Jets hired Gase to be their next head coach, he held the same position with the Miami Dolphins from 2016 to 2018, where he went 23-25. His best year was 2016 when the Dolphins finished 10-6.
Since being fired by the Jets, Gase has not served on any NFL coaching staff, instead offering advice from time to time. His father-in-law, Joe Vitt, works as a defensive assistant for the Denver Broncos, whom he visited during the 2023 and 2025 offseasons to provide information. Gase also spent time with The 33rd Team as a strategic advisor to Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia in 2024.
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Gase’s time in the NFL began with the Detroit Lions in 2003, working as a scouting assistant before a promotion to offensive assistant in 2005. He eventually worked his way up to quarterbacks coach in 2007 before a brief stint with the San Francisco 49ers the following season.
Gase, then, spent a large portion of his coaching history with the Broncos from 2009 to 2014, the last three seasons serving as the team’s offensive coordinator before the Dolphins gave him a chance as head coach.
Meanwhile, Bell’s career didn’t turn out as he expected after his contract dispute with the Pittsburgh Steelers ended and he missed the entire 2018 campaign. He eventually signed with the Jets, but after just two games into the 2020 season, he was released.
Head coach Adam Gase and running back Le’Veon Bell of the New York Jets talk before their game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on December 12, 2019. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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In 2019, his first season back in the NFL, he rushed for 789 yards with three touchdowns, while catching 66 passes for 461 yards and a score. Bell spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but never stuck with a team before leaving football in 2021.
Bell was a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro with the Steelers, who took him 48th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft out of Michigan State. He rushed for 5,336 yards with 42 total touchdowns in his five seasons in Pittsburgh.
