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2018 Season Over For Le’Veon As Deadline Bell Tolls Without Him Reporting

It’s now official, Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell will sit out the entire 2018 regular season after failing to report to the team by Tuesday at 4 p.m. EST to sign his franchise tag.

Le'Veon Bell is not reporting to the Steelers by the 4 pm deadline today and is now ineligible to play the remainder of the 2018 season, source tells ESPN. His season is over.

Bell will become an unrestricted free agent this winter, when the bidding for his services will begin.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 13, 2018

Bell, who was given a $14.