PITTSBURGH -- The Le’Veon Bell holdout has become an unprecedented storyline, a marquee player at the top of his positional pantheon skipping whole months of a season to preserve long-term health. No player in NFL history has ever held out until November without signing a franchise tag.
From players to coaches to front office execs, no one knows what to think -- or what to expect -- anymore.
The longer this drags out, the more questions arise.
The world of transition tags and accrued seasons only deepens the intrigue.
Let's take this to the ground level.