A second-round pick and a player was a stretch for a player who hasn’t played this season, will search for money come March and who is spending his weekends in Miami instead of the football field.
Asking so much for Le’Veon Bell felt like a fair trade, but at the same time, felt unreal. No one would offer that for a running back, especially one that has had the year Bell has. If anything, the Steelers were looking at a mid-round pick just to get something for him.
Then, Amari Cooper happened. A player well known for his drop issues in 2017, somehow found his way to the trading block a week before the deadline.