There is good news bad news when it comes to former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell’s contract as details continue to emerge about its exact nature and structure. While it was originally reported to contain $35 million in guarantees, the aftermath suggests that only $25 million is guaranteed for skill, injury, and cap—which is to say, fully guaranteed. That’s the bad news. The good news is that it doesn’t change the qualification for a third-round compensatory pick.
Granted, that is the highest full guarantee ever given to a running back. From that perspective, he ‘won’ his decision to turn down the Steelers’ offer last summer, if the literal full guarantee at signing was his only driving factor.