The only think that we know for sure about the future of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is that we don’t know what it holds. The two parties had a mid-July deadline to come to terms on a long-term contract offer. Once that passed, he became fated to play the 2018 season under the one-year franchise tender.
That means that the Steelers will have a window between the conclusion of their season and three days before the official start of the new league year in 2019 to be exclusive negotiators with Bell before he is slated to hit the open market, where all 32 teams will be able to bid for his services.