L Bells Contract Demands

[XenoMorph]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/04/leveon-bell-unveils-contract-demands-in-unique-way/

on the last year of his deal...  wants 15 mil  a year  (ouch steelers with no cap room)

[StrictlyBiz]

(07-05-2016, 11:39 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/04/leveon-bell-unveils-contract-demands-in-unique-way/

on the last year of his deal...  wants 15 mil  a year  (ouch steelers with no cap room)

I hope he's only joking 

[Benton]

I see a not-so-random drug test in someone's future.

[BFritz21]

(07-05-2016, 05:10 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: I hope he's only joking 

Doubt it!  And the Steelers typically don't tolerate someone making demands from within, especially not from someone so injury prone, so will they just turn their heads on this?!

(07-06-2016, 02:41 PM)Benton Wrote: I see a not-so-random drug test in someone's future.

It's the Steelers, so Roger Goodell would personally call him a week or two in advance and give him the exact date so he'd have time to get clean!

[XenoMorph]

(07-06-2016, 03:22 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Doubt it!  And the Steelers typically don't tolerate someone making demands from within, especially not from someone so injury prone, so will they just turn their heads on this?!

It's the Steelers, so Roger Goodell would personally call him a week or two in advance and give him the exact date so he'd have time to get clean!

you think but then why did he skip his last test.?

It was probly a joke referencing the contracts the NBA is handing out.  that being said if he could manage to stay healthy he might be worth that.. But the steelers don't have that to pay him either way.

[BFritz21]

(07-06-2016, 04:32 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: you think but then why did he skip his last test.?

It was probly a joke referencing the contracts the NBA is handing out.  that being said if he could manage to stay healthy he might be worth that.. But the steelers don't have that to pay him either way.

Just bad timing.  I bet Goodell called him and apologized for not giving him enough notice 

I think he'd definitely be worth that but, like you said, the Steelers don't have anywhere near that kind of money.

[McC]

(07-05-2016, 11:39 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/04/leveon-bell-unveils-contract-demands-in-unique-way/

on the last year of his deal...  wants 15 mil  a year  (ouch steelers with no cap room)

Is there a RB in the league making anywhere near that much?

[BFritz21]

(07-09-2016, 03:35 PM)McC Wrote: Is there a RB in the league making anywhere near that much?

Peterson is making 14 a year but then the next closest is McCoy at 8 a year.

Ridiculous demand.

I hope he holds his ground, though 

[OBX Bengal]

(07-09-2016, 05:47 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Peterson is making 14 a year but then the next closest is McCoy at 8 a year.

Ridiculous demand.

I hope he holds his ground, though 

Typical Squeeler, he's backing down:


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16928497/pittsburgh-steelers-rb-leveon-bell-says-schedule-training-camp-stronger-before


Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell says he'll be ready for camp, and stronger


MIAMI -- Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le'Veon Bell says he's on schedule for training camp and that his leg is "probably stronger than it ever was" after rehabbing a right knee injury that knocked him out of last season.
In a sit-down interview with ESPN on Saturday, Bell said he's beyond all the physical hurdles he faced, and right on time for him to report to the Steelers on July 28. But it will be up to the team to decide his workload in training camp and the preseason.
Bell suffered a torn MCL and PCL in Week 8 and had surgery last November. He played five games last year and rushed for 556 yards with three touchdowns.





Le'Veon Bell is recovering from knee injury sustained last season against the Bengals. Bell says he'll be ready for training camp, and is stronger than before. Jared Wickerham/Getty Images
"I'm going to be ready," Bell said of training camp, while attending a business retreat Saturday organized by his agent, Adisa Bakari. "The biggest thing for me is getting mentally ready for getting hit and things like that, and I don't think I'll really get tackled until a preseason game or maybe in the regular season. I don't think I'll actually hit the ground or get tackled. But when that does happen, I'll be ready for it. But cutting, running routes, picking them and putting them on my feet, everything is back to normal." Bell said overall the rehab process went "great." But there were tough times, particularly early on.
"It's crazy because, in November when it happened, I never realize I'd be back at this point," Bell said. "I remember it was times when I couldn't walk up the steps, walk down the steps, really couldn't sit down by myself, even go to the restroom. I'm just thinking now I'm right back to form how I was when I left. Obviously, it's more of a mental thing for me now. I know my knee is strong enough now. I know it's probably stronger than it ever was, my legs are."
Bell also is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Bell could challenge Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowler Adrian Peterson as the highest-paid running back in the NFL if he hits the open market. Peterson's contract now averages about $14 million per season.
Bell recently made a song called "Focus," where he loosely referenced $15 million as an annual salary. Bell said Saturday that he freestyled the line in the song, which was made about three or four months ago, and it wasn't a big deal.
Bell said he's confident the contract situation won't be an issue and his goal is to remain in Pittsburgh.
"I'm not a real greedy guy. I don't play football just for money or things like that," Bell said. "I just want to be valued. Wherever it is -- whether its $15 million or lower or higher, whatever it is - I think we will get to an agreement eventually. "Obviously, I want to be a Steeler for my whole life. My family grew up Pittsburgh Steelers fans, and it's crazy I even got drafted there. So I want to be with them and hopefully we'll reach an agreement. But that will take place once that time come."

[BengalChris]

(07-05-2016, 11:39 AM)XenoMorph Wrote: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/07/04/leveon-bell-unveils-contract-demands-in-unique-way/

on the last year of his deal...  wants 15 mil  a year  (ouch steelers with no cap room)

He's writing his ticket out of Shitsburg. Playing in the AFCN hasn't been good for his health. He's not an Andrian Peterson talent.

(07-06-2016, 02:41 PM)Benton Wrote: I see a not-so-random drug test in someone's future.

LMAO wouldn't that be nice.

(07-09-2016, 08:17 PM)OBX Bengal Wrote: Typical Squeeler, he's backing down:


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/16928497/pittsburgh-steelers-rb-leveon-bell-says-schedule-training-camp-stronger-before


Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell says he'll be ready for camp, and stronger

So I guess that means he'll be playing in their first game against us. He may not make it to 3rd game of the year. This boy needs a Fragile - Handle with Care label stuck
him.

[GMDino]

Wait, you guys have been backslapping and pulling each other over a lyric in a song?

No an actual contract demand made in negotiation?

[Cocoapuffs]

Sounds like an imaginary moral victory in the off season