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Steelers can't rely on Le'Veon Bell, but DeAngelo Williams is there for them

Unless you’ve been following his advocacy for breast cancer awareness on behalf of his late mother, chances are you’ve been taking DeAngelo Williams for granted for a while, either during his Panthers days or his current Steelers tenure.

The football world doesn’t have that luxury anymore. The Steelers sure don’t — although, to their credit, they knew exactly what they had last year when they signed him when the whole league had a shot at him. DeAngelo Williams is the guy the Steelers can count on.

Le’Veon Bell is one of the two or three best, most versatile, most valuable running backs in the sport, capable of single-handedly resurrecting the position’s dwindling worth.