Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert stated Wednsday during a press conference that running back Le’Veon Bell will not be franchise or transition tagged in 2019 and will become an unrestricted free agent.
There has been rampant speculation the Steelers would use one of the tags hoping to generate a higher draft selection than they would garner as compensation if Bell was allowed to walk as an unrestricted free agent. There are several factors that go into the formula for a 2020 compensatory pick, but the speculation is Bell’s loss would net the team a third-round compensatory pick.