Steelers’ Bell sitting out rest of the season

Le’Veon Bell won’t play in 2018. The star running back declined to sign his one-year, US$14.4million franchise tender with the Pittsburgh Steelers by Tuesday’s deadline, making him ineligible to suit up for the AFC Northleading Steelers or anyone else this season. Bell could become a free agent next spring, when the three-time Pro Bowler hopes to cash in with a contract that would make him the highest-paid back in the NFL.