Le’Veon Bell not expected to report by deadline

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

We don't know that.

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2018/7/...ey-free-agency

According to this article, Rapoport reported that the Steelers offered Bell a 5 year $70m contract with just $10m guaranteed. That is absolutely horrible.

Dude's gonna sign a mega contract this offseason for like $50m guaranteed with one less NFL season of wear and tear and look like a ****ing genius.

That's not accurate. There was a $10 million signing bonus, but also another $10 million due within days of signing. So, unless they were going to cut him right after signing him, it was really $20 million guaranteed. The reports are ambiguous after that. Apparently, he was going to be getting $47 million over the first 3 years. So really, that was the value of the deal. Which still seems awfully good to me.