PITTSBURGH -- Le'Veon Bell could miss significant playing time over his franchise tag.
The Pittsburgh Steelers running back is not expected to play Sunday against the Cleveland Browns barring an unforeseen development, according to a source, and agent Adisa Bakari hinted Bell might be willing to wait this out longer.
Bell hasn't signed his $14.5 million franchise tag and can become a free agent in 2019 as long as he signs it by Week 11. The team hoped he would show up for work this week but he's staying away.
"He's going to do the things necessary to protect his value long-term," Bakari told NFL Live in an appearance Wednesday.