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Mike Tomlin on Le'Veon Bell holdout: We need volunteers, not hostages

Holdout RB Le'Veon Bell misses the Pittsburgh Steelers more than the Steelers miss Bell. In case anyone was doubting as much, consider what head coach Mike Tomlin told ESPN's Dianna Russini about the situation prior to Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

"We haven't spent a lot of time focused on it because it's not in our control," Tomlin said of Bell's holdout, after praising the work of fill-in RB James Conner, who ranks second in the NFL with 599 rushing yards and third with nine TDs. "Those decisions are Le'Veon's. We need volunteers, not hostages."

"So we're focused on the guys that are here and working — and James is definitely in that mix.