The Bell Offer

[feltdizz]

However, the Jets could also use an upgrade at pass rusher, in the secondary, on the offensive line, etc., etc., etc., and they could sign an elite talent like Bell then use their top picks at those positions.

exactly, a team will get a known quantity and a future HOFer and can gamble on other positions in the draft.

[hawaiiansteel]

Le’Veon Bell will try to follow in old teammate Kirk Cousins’ footsteps

Posted by Michael David Smith on July 17, 2018

Now that Le'Veon Bell and the Steelers have passed Monday’s deadline without a contract in place, Bell appears headed for unrestricted free agency in March. And he’ll hope to follow in the footsteps of someone he knows well: Kirk Cousins.

Bell and Cousins were teammates at Michigan State, and now Bell is slated to do the same thing Cousins did: Play out his rookie contract, then play two years on the franchise tag, then cash in as a true unrestricted free agent.

The value of the running back and quarterback positions means that, obviously, Bell won’t get anything close to the contract Cousins got from the Vikings this year. But Bell will hope that having the ability to shop himself to all 32 teams will put him in a position where he’s able to command more guaranteed money than any running back has previously received.

Bell will need to stay healthy in 2018 and not show any signs that he could be losing a step. If he does that, he could re-set the running back market.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/07/17/leveon-bell-will-try-to-follow-in-old-teammate-kirk-cousins-footsteps/

[pittpete]

I listened to Bell's agent on Sirius today at 1PM EST.
He said it was all about the guaranteed $$$$ and it's just the way the Steelers do business.
He said the Steelers are 1 of 2 teams in the league that won't guarantee anything past the first year.
When asked about the validity of the guaranteed $$$ reports he said the reports are false.

Bottom line is the Steelers stuck to their guns and Bell wanted more $$$ guaranteed according to his agent.

[Steel Maniac]

He's a lame duck employee now;
it's time to focus on the other guys that want to be on the Steelers team past this coming season.

[feltdizz]

I listened to Bell's agent on Sirius today at 1PM EST.
He said it was all about the guaranteed $$$$ and it's just the way the Steelers do business.
He said the Steelers are 1 of 2 teams in the league that won't guarantee anything past the first year.
When asked about the validity of the guaranteed $$$ reports he said the reports are false.

Bottom line is the Steelers stuck to their guns and Bell wanted more $$$ guaranteed according to his agent.

it's always been about the guaranteed money.

and yes, I heard the Steelers don't go past the first year unless its a QB.

[RuthlessBurgher]

He's a lame duck employee now;
it's time to focus on the other guys that want to be on the Steelers team past this coming season.

Also entering the final year of their current Steeler contracts: Ramon Foster, Vince Williams, Chris Boswell, Jordan Berry, Mike Hilton, Jesse James, Xavier Grimble, Tyson Alualu, Landry Jones, Anthony Chickillo, B.J. Finney, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and others. We apparently have an awful lot of lame ducks here...

[Steel Maniac]

Also entering the final year of their current Steeler contracts: Ramon Foster, Vince Williams, Chris Boswell, Jordan Berry, Mike Hilton, Jesse James, Xavier Grimble, Tyson Alualu, Landry Jones, Anthony Chickillo, B.J. Finney, Darrius Heyward-Bey, and others. We apparently have an awful lot of lame ducks here...

Unlike Bell, (lamest of the lame ducks) we will be bringing some of these ducks back. LOL. But if it's any comfort to the Bell boys, Landry Jones can go with Bell too. LOL.

[feltdizz]

As long as they wear our uniform I will cheer for them.

[RuthlessBurgher]

By Josh Alper
July 17, 2018, 5:18 PM EDT
Report: Final Le’Veon Bell offer had $10M fully guaranteed

When a report of a Steelers offer of five years and $70 million to running back Le'Veon Bell surfaced on Monday, there was no word of how much of that money was fully guaranteed.

Bell’s agent Adisa Barkari didn’t say in a Tuesday radio interview, but said the total value didn’t matter nearly as much as how much of the contract was fully guaranteed. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, there wasn’t a lot of it guaranteed in the Steelers’ final offer.

Rapoport reports that a $10 million signing bonus was the only fully guaranteed portion of the contract. He adds that Bell stood to make $33 million over the first two years in a “rolling guaranteed structure” and $45 million over the first three years of the deal.

As long as the Steelers don’t rescind the franchise tag, Bell is guaranteed $14.5 million this year by reporting to the team before the first game of the regular season so it’s not hard to understand why he’d be looking for a bigger upfront commitment than the one the Steelers were reportedly ready to make this offseason.

[SteelBucks]

By Josh Alper
July 17, 2018, 5:18 PM EDT
Report: Final Le’Veon Bell offer had $10M fully guaranteed

When a report of a Steelers offer of five years and $70 million to running back Le'Veon Bell surfaced on Monday, there was no word of how much of that money was fully guaranteed.

Bell’s agent Adisa Barkari didn’t say in a Tuesday radio interview, but said the total value didn’t matter nearly as much as how much of the contract was fully guaranteed. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, there wasn’t a lot of it guaranteed in the Steelers’ final offer.

Rapoport reports that a $10 million signing bonus was the only fully guaranteed portion of the contract. He adds that Bell stood to make $33 million over the first two years in a “rolling guaranteed structure” and $45 million over the first three years of the deal.

As long as the Steelers don’t rescind the franchise tag, Bell is guaranteed $14.5 million this year by reporting to the team before the first game of the regular season so it’s not hard to understand why he’d be looking for a bigger upfront commitment than the one the Steelers were reportedly ready to make this offseason.

Bottom line is the Steelers made one hell of an offer and Bell turned it down. My only concern now is who will be the RB in 2019 because I seriously doubt an everyday back is on the roster. Silver lining is they can now use some of the cash to spend on the defense to plug some holes.

[BURGH86STEEL]

By Josh Alper
July 17, 2018, 5:18 PM EDT
Report: Final Le’Veon Bell offer had $10M fully guaranteed

When a report of a Steelers offer of five years and $70 million to running back Le'Veon Bell surfaced on Monday, there was no word of how much of that money was fully guaranteed.

Bell’s agent Adisa Barkari didn’t say in a Tuesday radio interview, but said the total value didn’t matter nearly as much as how much of the contract was fully guaranteed. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, there wasn’t a lot of it guaranteed in the Steelers’ final offer.

Rapoport reports that a $10 million signing bonus was the only fully guaranteed portion of the contract. He adds that Bell stood to make $33 million over the first two years in a “rolling guaranteed structure” and $45 million over the first three years of the deal.

As long as the Steelers don’t rescind the franchise tag, Bell is guaranteed $14.5 million this year by reporting to the team before the first game of the regular season so it’s not hard to understand why he’d be looking for a bigger upfront commitment than the one the Steelers were reportedly ready to make this offseason.

I understand why Bell declined the offer if 10 million was the only guaranteed part of the contract. Bell can definitely get more than that on the market.

[Mr.wizard]

By Josh Alper
July 17, 2018, 5:18 PM EDT
Report: Final Le’Veon Bell offer had $10M fully guaranteed

When a report of a Steelers offer of five years and $70 million to running back Le'Veon Bell surfaced on Monday, there was no word of how much of that money was fully guaranteed.

Bell’s agent Adisa Barkari didn’t say in a Tuesday radio interview, but said the total value didn’t matter nearly as much as how much of the contract was fully guaranteed. According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, there wasn’t a lot of it guaranteed in the Steelers’ final offer.

Rapoport reports that a $10 million signing bonus was the only fully guaranteed portion of the contract. He adds that Bell stood to make $33 million over the first two years in a “rolling guaranteed structure” and $45 million over the first three years of the deal.

As long as the Steelers don’t rescind the franchise tag, Bell is guaranteed $14.5 million this year by reporting to the team before the first game of the regular season so it’s not hard to understand why he’d be looking for a bigger upfront commitment than the one the Steelers were reportedly ready to make this offseason.

Damn only 10 million guaranteed????? No wonder he didn't want to sign with the Steelers, why would one of the top players sign a deal with only 10 million guaranteed, especially when we just witnessed Cousins get a fully guaranteed contract in free agency. I am disappointed in the Steelers, they let Bell take a ton criticism for not signing a bad deal.

[Slapstick]

$45 million for the first three years is a bad deal?

[Mr.wizard]

$45 million for the first three years is a bad deal?

Means nothing if it's not guaranteed, they could of said 45 billion over the first 3 years.

[Slapstick]

Means nothing if it's not guaranteed, they could of said 45 billion over the first 3 years.

It’s only a bad deal if Bell can’t produce...

Signing that deal would actually be Bell “gambling on himself”...