This worked out really good for the Steelers...nobody thought Conner was going to be this good except for them of course...and judging by the player's reactions when he no showed, probably most of them too.

My guess is he was on the fence...
I think that Dez Bryant shit scared him...

So you know what contract he is getting next year? Also, an Achilles injury isn’t career ending. He would still get a new contract from some team. So let’s say he signed the tag this year and gets injured. He would only need a contract with 18 million guaranteed on his next contract to equal your magical 35 million.

It’s stupid for anyone in any profession to give up an entire year of income during their prime earning years.

Lol no one is giving him 18 mil guaranteed after an Achilles injury. Yes it's not career ending anymore but it's still pretty much the worsrt injury a running back in suffer. Long term guarantee > franchise tag while hoping to make up the difference on the next deal like you're saying.

And here's the thing, worst case scenario right now is that he gets 25 mil on another franchise tag next year. He's making a good decision right now.
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Yep, you’re right, it’s always a good idea to earn $0 during one of your prime earning years. :rolleyes:

If you're guaranteed $25mil minimum next year and you're avoiding the chance of a career ending injury. Yes it's a good idea. It's not a hard concept at all.
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Bell has been a Chiefs killer...this is great news.

Conner is good but Bell is a superstar....

In what other industry does the employee turn down a 5 year, $70 million contract and refuse to work for one year for $14+ million? It was a very good offer for his position. But he didn't want his position money, he wanted receiver money. Screw him. The billionaires we're being more than fair. He's just being a greedy prick. I hope that he never earns half of the money he turned down.

He hates the STEELERS organization maybe? Or now that Todd Halley's gone he can't fathom playing for anybody but him?

Eh, who cares. Somebody else's drama.

Does it still count as a 3rd tag if he never signed or reported for the second one?

Yup. It will.

Conner is a great example of why you probably shouldn't overpay running backs.

Yep. One of many. Look around. The Chiefs went from Priest to LJ to JC to Ware and now to Hunt. An UDFA, a 1st round pick, a 3rd round pick, a waiver claim, and a 3rd round pick. All of which were at minimum above average and many stars. Denver got Freeman as a 3rd round pick and Lindsey as a udfa. Good running backs are available every year in the draft. I'm not sure that Bell is anything special. He was pretty easily replaced by Conner. It's that offensive line that gets away with constantly holding that makes him look good. Surely there's no GM in the league dumb enough to not see that and pay him stupid money is there? Oh wait. Gruden isn't a GM, but he's definitely dumb enough to make that move.

The Colts will be stumbling over themselves to pay him in the spring.

Could also make a case for the Titans, 49ers, Raiders since Jon likes em old, Texans, etc etc