Le'Veon Bell's holdout will officially impact the regular season as the Pittsburgh Steelers star is not expected to be available for the team's Week 1 game against the Cleveland Browns, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com.
There is also reportedly a possibility he could miss more games.
"He's going to do the things necessary to protect his value long-term," his agent, Adisa Bakari, said on NFL Live.
The running back has been holding out since training camp after the Steelers placed a franchise tag on him for the second year in a row.