When the news of Le’Veon Bell’s signing with the New York Jets was announced on Tuesday night, there were some who heralded the deal as a victory the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back. By Thursday morning, it became rather obvious that the fabricated numbers floated in the immediate wake of his signing were far from the truth, the reality highlighting a deal that guaranteed him far less than advertised.
As reported by multiple sources around the NFL, Bell has agreed to a contract that will pay him a total of $52.5 million over four-years, a deal worth significantly less than the Steelers offered him last year.