In 2017, when Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a very similar situation with the franchise tag and the almost inevitable outcome you didn’t hear much from Bell himself. There were reports and rumors, but nothing more until Bell turned down a reported contract and was forced to play 2017 under the franchise tag.
But that was last year.
This year, facing the same uncertainty, Bell decided to talk to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, and boy did he ever share some details.
What first popped off the screen first was Bell admitting, and sharing, the details of the 2017 contract offer he rejected.