RB Bell Fires Back at Raiders Over Trash Talk

Posted by Matt Loede on September 8th, 2007 filed in News

Lions RB Tatum Bell is firing back after the Raiders earlier this week named a fumble-recovery drill after him.  The name stems from last season, when Bell lost five fumbles while playing with the Raiders rival - the Denver Broncos.  “I’m a little ticked off,” he said. “Maybe it’s motivating (for) them. I don’t know why. I ain’t never had a fumble against them, so I don’t know why they feel it’s a problem. Oh, well. I’m going to look forward to playing them.”  One thing that Bell was quick to point out was the fact that the Broncos were 5-1 vs the Raiders in his time there.  He says that the fumbling problems that plagued him in Denver are now behind him and he is anxious to prove it in Oakland tomorrow.  “No, it ain’t an issue at all,” Bell said. “I’m not thinking about it or nothing. I’m just going to go out and play my game, get a couple of dirty words in to some of the players.”