Le’Veon Bell is free to sign with any team in the NFL after the Steelers refused to transition tag him Wednesday.
There had been some talk about using the transition tag, but we can officially kill all speculation. Bell is free to go wherever he wants.
And with the Steelers announcing they will not use any tag on Le’Veon Bell, his time in Pittsburgh officially is over. He is free to go, and he will.
Bell is gone and Antonio Brown, too. Interesting off-season and regular season ahead for the Steelers.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 20, 2019
Two reasons Steelers GM Kevin Colbert says they won’t tag Le’Veon Bell: The $14.5 M price tag and the work of James Conner and Jaylen Samuels at RB last season
— Ed Bouchette (@EdBouchette) February 20, 2019
Le’Veon Bell will not be tagged by the Steelers and will start the new league year as a free agent, according to GM Kevin Colbert. (via @JFowlerESPN) pic.twitter.com/LpUoXClFPK
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 20, 2019
Well, there ends one of the most entertaining sagas of the past NFL season. Bell didn’t play a single snap for the Steelers in 2018 after Pittsburgh refused to give him a new deal.
People thought there was a solid chance he’d return at some point in the year, but that never happened. (RELATED: Antonio Brown
Now, we know for sure that he’ll never wear a Steelers jersey again.
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What a wild journey for the Steelers over the past season. Two of their top three players are out the door.
Antonio Brown is done and now Bell officially is too. I’m not sure how many people would have bet on that happening at this time a year ago.
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Now, we’ll sit and wait to find out where Bell will end up. The Jets seem like a likely option, but I have no doubt plenty of teams will be in play.
Hell, I wouldn’t exactly say “no” to the Lions taking a run at him. He might be the exact weapon Matthew Stafford needs to take the organization to the next level.