Former Pittsburgh Steelers star Le’Veon Bell has come under fire for wearing a T-shirt containing a vile message about Kamala Harris over the weekend.
Bell, who spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Steelers, joined former teammate Antonio Brown at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday as the duo ramped up their support for the Republican leader.
Yet as he prepared to head to the rally, the 32-year-old left fans appalled by sharing a photo of his pro-Trump shirt which included a vulgar remark directed at Harris.
The top showed a photo of Donald pumping his fist in the air alongside an unflattering picture of Kamala with the message: ‘Trump or the Tramp?’
Several users took to social media to hit out at Bell, accusing him of sexism and misogyny after the offensive slur about Harris.
Ex-NFL star Le’Veon Bell has been slammed for wearing a shirt with a vile Kamala Harris insult
Fans accused Bell of sexism and misogyny after his vile remark about the Vice President
One replied to the former running back on X: ‘Only insecure, cowardly men feel the need to disparage women with slurs. You are disgusting and look like a clown.’
Another asked: ‘Why can’t you support your candidate without being disrespectful to the black woman running against him?’
‘Labeling a highly-educated, successful Black woman as a “tramp” is reprehensible. The rest of us are as embarrassed as your mom,’ wrote a third.
A fourth put: ‘Misogyny is alive & well in the @NFL. I guess they are OK with this.’
‘Such an ignorant a** post, just for attention….’ said another.
While one simply asked: ‘Has your mother seen this?’
Bell, who has ventured into boxing since stepping away from the NFL in 2022, arrived at a Trump rally with Brown on Saturday before his good friend addressed the crowd in Pennsylvania.
‘Before I get too deep in my speech, I know the media’s gonna call me crazy,’ the controversial ex-wide receiver said. ‘Me and Trump crazy for having me speaking here.
Bell joined ex-teammate Antonio Brown at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday
The former Steelers duo are backing Trump ahead of next month’s presidential election
Trump waved to adoring fans after arriving at the Jets-Steelers game in Pittsburgh Sunday
‘But I wanna make this clear… we are not. They are.’
Brown then went on to take aim at Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, even branding the latter ‘tampon Tim’.
‘Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, you really know they wanna put tampons in the boys’ bathroom,’ he added. ‘Is that crazy? That’s really insane right.
‘And by the way, tampon Tim Walz, he isn’t a real football coach. He could never guard me.’
Brown and Bell greeted Trump on the tarmac as he touched down in Pittsburgh for Sunday night’s game between the Steelers and the New York Jets, having helped register new voters outside the Acrisure Stadium before kickoff.
The Republican leader was serenaded by fans with chants of ‘USA’ after arriving at the stadium, before watching on as Pittsburgh secured a strong 37-15 victory.
Trump, who stood and waved through the window of his private suite, even appeared to join in when the home crowd began chanting in their hundreds.
