Bell Plans On Returning Now?

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(10-01-2018, 08:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: What a big head, he has!  The Steelers now have James Connor, who's doing quite well.  They could also draft another back next year, it's not like brand new star running backs don't come out, every year.  And, at this point, it's a staring contest with the Steelers management.  In the past, guys like Ben have been unselfish to the point of restructuring for less, in order to assure the quality on the rest of the roster.  This buffoon thinks that he can hold an NFL team hostage?  Give me a break..

I'm not saying that some team wouldn't pay him well in free agency, but after all of this grandstanding, just not nearly as much as he would be asking for.

Conner sucks.  He had a great game against Cleveland, but quickly plummeted to earth.  He has just 97 total rushing yards over the last 3 games, and was held to under 20 yards in 2 of them.  

Ben has also never taken a pay cut.  He has allowed the Steelers to restructure his deal in the past by converting his salary for a year into bonus money that the Steelers could spread the cap hit of across several years.  This creates short term cap room by effectively pushing the cap hit off into future years, but he's still making the same money.