The 2015 NFL season hasn’t unfolded the way Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell hoped it would. He was forced to sit out during the team’s first two games of the season with a suspension, and after returning to the field and racking up yards at will, he suffered a knee injury in Week 8 against the Bengals and will miss the remainder of the season.
Given what Bell is going through, you’d think football fans would be supportive of him during this tough time. Unfortunately, social media brings out the worst in people.
Check out what one particular troll said to Bell on Twitter, to which the Steelers running back responded by laughing off the ignorant, racist comment.
[Warning: The following tweet is NSFW.]
God bless youu too sir ☺️ RT @MVSwaggyP2: I’m so glad Le’Veon Bell tore his ACL. Fucking cotton picking nigger
— Le’Veon Bell (@L_Bell26) November 10, 2015
Bell couldn’t have handled the situation any better. Not only did he not let the racist comment get to him, but he also exposed the troll for the public to see.