The Facts: Bell isn’t looking to have his workload scaled down now that he's a Jet. He set a career-high with 406 touches in 2017 and was asked at a Thursday press conference if he could handle that amount of work as well. “I’m up for 500 if it’s going to take us to the Super Bowl,” Bell said.
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We'll see how that goes for him. HC Adam Gase said earlier this year that “you can wear a guy out with too many rushes, too many touches, too many snaps, too many practice snaps” and he said on Wednesday that Bell’s workload this summer is going to be closely monitored to ensure he doesn’t get overworked. As PFT notes, the Jets are sure to try for as much of a return on their investment as possible this year, but Gase’s comments suggest that Bell’s going to fall well short of 500 touches whether the Jets go all the way or not.