Le'Veon Bell sitting out Saturday with ice on his left knee

Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell will miss practice Saturday with a bruised left knee. According to Post Gazette reporter Ed Bouchette, he is expected to recover quickly.

If not...

Steelers rookie RB Bell out today. L Knee bruise. He wl be OK. He better be

— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) August 3, 2013

It's amazing how in just a few practices Bell has become, in the estimation of a long-standing Steelers beat writer, fairly indispensable.

Even national writers are seeing Bell's value early in his Steelers career.

Best rookies I've seen: 1 Cle OLB Barkevious Mingo, 2 Pit RB Le'Veon Bell, 3 Sea RB Christine Michael, 4 Buf QB EJ Manuel.

— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) August 3, 2013

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