The July 16 deadline for players and teams to ink long-term contracts is coming quick. With each day that passes there is less and less of a chance the two sides reach an agreement. For many, that means training camp holdouts and frustrations heading into the regular season.
This is no different with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Le’Veon Bell. If the two sides can’t agree on a long-term deal prior to next Monday, Bell isn’t suiting up until Week 1 of the regular season. Meaning another summer is lost, and the likelihood the running back is around for the future is nearly gone.