Raise your hand if you expected to be talking about Le’Veon Bell playing this season when you woke up today. I know I didn’t. But that is evidently his plan, to report around the Pittsburgh Steelers’ bye week and play, according to ESPN.
That doesn’t mean the Steelers are entirely happy. According to Adam Schefter, the Steelers are still planning to pursue a trade for the running back if one of reasonable value could be worked out from another team.
This is the first time in recent memory that I can recall that the team is actively looking to move a valuable player, and based on their recent comments, it seems to be a decision that is not based entirely on business.