The feud between Le’Veon Bell and Logan Paul has once again escalated as the Fanatics Flag Football Classic draws near. The two had been in a war of words over the weeks after Paul threw out an open boxing challenge to NFL players, before eventually backing out of it.

The WWE star has once again reinstated the claim that no NFL player stands a chance against him in the boxing ring, despite backing out of the proposed fight. He said this in an interview in Los Angeles, where the game is scheduled to be held as a result of the war in the Middle East.

“There is not a single NFL player who could beat me in a boxing match,” Paul said. “When it comes to fighting, it’s a different discipline. If any of these guys want to fight me and do my sport on their field this weekend, so be it. I will kick their ass, including his.”

Le’Veon Bell wasted no time in firing back at Logan Paul for continuing to call out NFL players despite backing out of the proposed fight he had instigated. The running back, who transitioned to boxing after his NFL career, had been one of the most vocal figures to accept the $1 million challenge.

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“I have a confession y’all.. & I mean this from the bottom of my heart, I PROMISE YOU I NEVER KNEW I could scare someone SO MUCH .. I never knew I was THIS SCARY .. this dude @LoganPaul is petrified of me, and now I’m starting to feel like a bully .. so I’m done, I’m sorry,” Bell wrote on X.

Tom Brady hit out at the WWE to counter Logan Paul’s athletic claim

Tom Brady is not holding back from trash-talking Logan Paul after his claim of being more athletic on an episode of the “Impaulsive” podcast in February. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Brady drew a direct comparison between traditional football and the WWE.

“All their stuff is so cute and scripted, and they know what’s going on,” Brady said. “In a football game, you don’t know it, so they wouldn’t even get near me.

“Plus, if I had a good offensive line, they’d punch those guys right in the throat, and they’d be probably crying, and, you know, there’s no fake BS we do in American football, so for those guys, it’d be a whole different story for them.”

The ongoing social media banter between Tom Brady and Logan Paul spilled into the real world at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic draft in Beverly Hills. The drama instantly sets the stage for the showdown, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday.