STEELERS’ BELL: ‘I FEEL GREAT’

Pittsburgh Steelers running back

Le’Veon Bell said he didn’t look at his decision to skip the team’s offseason program and preseason as a negative. “I feel good,” Bell said via NFL Network on Monday, when he signed his $12.1 million franchise tag tender and resumed workouts with his teammates. “I feel great. I feel fresh.” The tag prevented him from negotiating with another team, and he and the Steelers failed to reach a long-term contract by the July 17 deadline. Because Bell wasn’t under contract until Monday, he wasn’t subject to any fines for his absences.

Six days ahead of his team’s first test of the regular season, Indianapolis Colts first-year general manager Chris Ballard on Monday confirmed an expected reality: Franchise quarterback

Andrew Luck will miss the opener Sunday in Los Angeles.

Scott Tolzien is the starter. Luck, to hear Ballard tell it, remains weeks from returning to the field in a full-time capacity. The Colts activated him off the physically unable to perform list Saturday.