With the report by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler suggesting Le’Veon Bell was going to report the Steelers during the bye-week, and then the subsequent report from Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the team doesn’t expect Bell to report this week, there are a lot of facts and figures floating around. It has taken the national media weeks to finally get some of the information correct (many were reporting the Steelers should give Bell a new contract, which they cannot).
Let’s take some time to separate fact from fiction as it pertains to the Steelers and how the Bell situation plays out.