In the last several seasons, we’ve seen Le’Veon Bell threaten to hold out before finally sitting out the entire 2018 NFL season. After being franchised tagged for the third straight season, the insecurity of his future financial earnings was enough to keep Bell from risking injury.
This summer, Bell signed a four year $52.5 million ($35 million guaranteed) contract with the Jets. Melvin Gordon is currently in the last year of his contract and set to make over $5 million this year. Gordon is holding out and hopes to sign a long term deal. The Chargers have given Gordon permission to seek a trade.