Le’Veon Bell is officially

[Dill]

(11-14-2018, 04:30 AM)BFritz21 Wrote: People keep saying that he's stupid for walking away from that much money, which just confuses the hell out of me because it's only a one-year deal with no future guarantee and he can get hurt with how much the Steelers use him.  People counter that with "but he's walking away from 14 million and won't get that per year elsewhere," but guess what?  There's EIGHT BACKS MAKING MORE GUARANTEED MONEY THAN THAT, and plus they have long-term security.  So you think that Bell won't be paid as a top eight back and get AT LEAST as much guaranteed money as those guys?  

He may not get it all in one year, but it should be pretty close, and it's about the guaranteed money.

I haven't seen anyone bring up that point on here.

He can get hurt at any time on the field. And one of his selling points is supposed to be he's a feature back plus receiver. You can't get your millions worth from him without playing him a lot.  Which team won't use him as much as the Steelers?

It may be about the guaranteed money, but I'll be very surprised if he gets a better deal than the Steelers offered.  He's already a millionaire. I'm surprised he's not thinking about the Hall of Fame or breaking all time records or winning a superbowl. He had a pretty stable future with those opportunities with the Steelers.

If he does get "pretty close" to what the Steelers offer, that is a year or two down the road. He has still lost 14 million this year.  Let's hypothetically give him 5-8 more years. Suppose he had stayed with the Steelers and gotten his 14 mil plus his millions for the next 8.How many years would he have to play and at what elevated salary to make up for what he's lost this year? Will he be able to squeeze that lost 14 million out of the 5-8 years he continues to play? I doubt it very much.