Le’Veon Bell’s teammates cited what they know of him in arguing that they fully expected he would show up today in order to participate in what would ordinarily be the first practice session of a regular season work week. The Pittsburgh Steelers have already expressed their disappointment in his no-show status.
Earlier today, his agent seemed to confirm that his client’s intention is to sit out an extended period of the regular season, with an eye toward limiting the workload that he puts on his body as he prepares to enter unrestricted free agency as a seventh-year player in 2019, for the first time in his career.