Per Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Le’Veon Bell’s representation agreed to a 5 year deal on July 17 that Bell then decided not to sign, very much to the surprise of the Steelers organization
The Tom Pelissero report the next day indicated that Bell was offered offered a 5 year deal that averaged over $12 million per year and paid him $30 million over 2 years and $42 million over 3 years. I tend to believe Pelissero’s reports in general and this one in particular because it is consistent with information I have gathered elsewhere. I see articles from sites contending that the report was dubious as attempting to gain favor with the athlete because the ideas they present are both inconsistent with the way that the Steelers do business and entirely misleading about the contracts negotiation process.