If you’ve turned on ESPN anytime over the last several weeks, you’d know about the Le’Veon Bell saga in Pittsburgh. Long story short, Bell has been holding out for the Steelers this season after the two sides couldn’t come to a long-term contract agreement this past offseason. Yesterday afternoon, the official deadline to sign his $14.5-million franchise tag and return this season passed, meaning the superstar running back would be forced to sit out the remainder of the year.
Ever since, his teammates and coaches, along with the rest of the NFL, criticized him for putting money before his passion for the game and leaving the Steelers out to dry.