The Le’Veon Bell saga has gone quiet over the past several hours, and some around the league are wondering why the two-time All-Pro running back has not accepted the Jets’ offer.
The Jets have submitted a “sizable” offer to Bell, Ralph Vacchiano of SNY reports. Leery of being used as leverage, as they were with Kirk Cousins and now Anthony Barr, the Jets want a Bell answer by Tuesday night.
It is not known if the Jets have any serious competition for Bell. The other reported suitors, as of this evening, were not believed to be making a serious run at the 27-year-old star. Some in NFL circles are curious if Bell’s camp is using the Jets to ramp up an offer from another team, Vacchiano adds, or if Team Bell is attempting to force the Jets to bid against themselves. As a result, the Jets are “getting antsy,” according to Mike Silver of NFL.com (via Pro Football Talk).
Bell turned down a five-year offer from the Steelers at last year’s franchise tag deadline. Specifics on that proposal varied, but reports had Bell being in line to receive $30MM over that deal’s first two years and $45MM over three. The Steelers in 2017 reportedly offered Bell $13.3MM per year. It’s possible Bell’s camp is attempting to justify the running back’s decision to sit out 2018 in order to best position himself for this week of free agency. But as of now, Bell remains without a team.
First off Bell doesn’t do well with deadlines so we’ll see how this goes. Second if they do get him, then him Mosley and whoever they get at 3 wow this looks like a 7-8 win team… Wait forgot Gase is the coach so a 6 win team still an improvement!
The word is that Bell is already a 260 pound pumpkin so what do the Jets think he will turn into at midnight Tuesday?
A crosseyedlemon
LOL…. good one
Hey dude… he’s gone from Pittsburgh. Get over it. You sound idiotic parroting the SAME unconfirmed rumors.
We’re happy he’s gone from Pittsburgh, bro. Too much drama. He’ll find out elsewhere that it was all about the O line. Good luck with that, chump.
If Bell is playing games with his potential new team before even signing, does the team realize they’ll likely be playing these same games with him down the road? Do they think he’ll really care about the team?
There’s 10 different stories about the Bell negotiations, so how do you know what’s actually going on? Don’t believe everything you read on “RUMORS” site.
Odell traded to the…. BROWNS?!?!? WOW! He thought he hated NY. Hahaha
There’s another thread for that
Maybe add a bag of weed to Bell’s offer?
Lmmfao
This spells trouble. I’d pass on him and sign Ingram until you draft your RB of the future. Similar to what the Browns are doing with Chubb.
Spoken like a salty Steelers fan. You guys are real spiteful and shameful. Fans stalking AB over Twitter/IG wishing bad things on him.
We can be “salty”. When you’ve one 6 SB’s and are in contention for another just about every year…you can be that way. Get over it.
Depends on them taxes man. Do they technically not get NYC tax bc games take place in NJ??
NJ tax sucks too lol
Does income tax depend on where you live or where the checks come from?
Jets are called NY but in reality everything of their team is NJ including their headquarters, practice facilities, and home games. I would think they get NJ tax rates which isnt all that much different i think.
I googled it. There were many answers, and this was a common summary:
“Do the New York Jets players pay payroll taxes to New Jersey or New York?
You generally have to pay taxes both to the state where your principal place of work is, and to the state where you live. Despite the name, the “New York” Jets pretty clearly do work in New Jersey… the headquarters and training facilities are in Florham Park, and their “home” stadium is in East Rutherford, both of which cities are in New Jersey. (The same is true of the “New York” Giants, except that their headquarters are in East Rutherford instead of Florham Park… the two teams actually share a stadium.)
So, they pay taxes to New Jersey. They may pay taxes to New York (or some other state) as well, depending on where they officially reside for most of the year.”
They pay where headquartered. ‘Playing’ in NJ doesn’t impact them since it’s no different than ‘playing’ in another state while on the road. The other tax they would pay in addition to NY is another state if they resided in it as well.
I think he’s headed to the Raiders, but giving pause hoping for a deal from the Colts.
Is it just me or does it seem like no stars want to play for the Jets?
He already signed with the Jets, not sure why PFR didn’t report it yet.
It’s all over ESPN, CNN, etc.
Not reported yet because the reporters are laughing their butts off over what kind of a moron would turn down a great offer from perhaps the most storied franchise in the NFL, sit out an entire season, then sign with….wait for it…the Jets (ha-ha). His career is essentially over.
Why hasn’t anyone posted he’s been signed by the jets!!!! I mean PFR not us fans of the site
Good. He gets what he deserves now, going from a great franchise to the armpit of the NFL.
Bell sure showed them! LOL! Way to sit out a season and give up that payday for the big payday that didn’t come as planned and leave a contender for a basement dweller like the Jets.
A contender? Have you seen the Steelers lately? Granted the Jets are no better but right now the Steelers are on the serious decline.
When he started his holdout they were certainly contenders to go rounds in the playoffs.
Steelers have never had a losing season under Tomlin. They are a storied franchise with 6 SB’s. In contention for a title every year. When they don’t make the playoffs the city is in shock (as happened last year, even though they were 9-6-1).
Compare the Steelers to the Jets? You must be kidding. So laughable.
Maybe you and Bell can compare bank accounts. I’ll bet my money on who never has to work again between you two.
He spends more than he earns, when he’s retired we’ll see who is living comfortably and who isn’t…
So, you’re one those guys that knows how much some spends by osmosis?? It’s a big difference between knowing & wishing. You surely are doing the latter. I bet you’re one those guys that have “Christ” follower on your social media profiles.
And yet you’re one of those guys that knows what I know…toolbag…