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There’s a lot more to it than this. Only $10 mil guaranteed. He could’ve blown his knee out after year one in the Steelers deal and he’d have been cut.
There’s a lot more to it than this. Only $10 mil guaranteed. He could’ve blown his knee out after year one in the Steelers deal and he’d have been cut.
Maybe it was the principle of the situation. There were a lot of things said during the year by fans AND teammates. Like you said, maybe he just wanted out of Pittsburgh. It is not always about money. People question why a recruit would come to TN when we play UGA, FL, and Bama every year.247 article:
Le'Veon Bell grew up a Steelers fan and said on numerous occasions that he wanted to remain with the black and gold for the entirety of his career. Bell had that chance in 2017 but decided to turn down Pittsburgh's reported longterm offer that would have paid him $13.3 million per season. A year later, he declined to accept the Steelers' reported five-year, $70 million deal that included $33 million guaranteed. Bell then posted the following message on Twitter before skipping the entire 2018 season instead of playing under a franchise tag that would have paid him $14.5 million.
Late Tuesday night, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Bell is set to sign a four-year, $52.5 million deal with the Jets that includes a $35 million guaranteed and a max value of $61 million. To recap: Bell turned down a five-year deal from a team coming off a 13-3 season that would have paid him $14 million annually while also giving him $33 million up front. Instead, Bell sat out an entire year, throwing away $14.5 million and also wasting a precious year of his prime while playing a role in Pittsburgh's disappointing 2018 season. For what? To sign a less lucrative contract with a team coming off a 4-12 season. A team that plays in the same division as the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick - led New England Patriots. Good luck with that, Le'Veon.
It appears Jets gave him more in guaranteed than his long term offer from the Steelers before 2018, but had he signed the deal in 2018 he would have likely made more money over the life of the contract, assuming he made it the full 5 years. Who knows, I feel like he wanted out of there...2017 he got an offer, 2018 he got an offer, refused to play under the franchise tag then I don't think Pittsburgh tried to match anything this off season and let him go.
@SweetAsSodaPop do you want one?
There’s a lot more to it than this. Only $10 mil guaranteed. He could’ve blown his knee out after year one in the Steelers deal and he’d have been cut.
247 article:
Le'Veon Bell grew up a Steelers fan and said on numerous occasions that he wanted to remain with the black and gold for the entirety of his career. Bell had that chance in 2017 but decided to turn down Pittsburgh's reported longterm offer that would have paid him $13.3 million per season. A year later, he declined to accept the Steelers' reported five-year, $70 million deal that included $33 million guaranteed. Bell then posted the following message on Twitter before skipping the entire 2018 season instead of playing under a franchise tag that would have paid him $14.5 million.
Late Tuesday night, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Bell is set to sign a four-year, $52.5 million deal with the Jets that includes a $35 million guaranteed and a max value of $61 million. To recap: Bell turned down a five-year deal from a team coming off a 13-3 season that would have paid him $14 million annually while also giving him $33 million up front. Instead, Bell sat out an entire year, throwing away $14.5 million and also wasting a precious year of his prime while playing a role in Pittsburgh's disappointing 2018 season. For what? To sign a less lucrative contract with a team coming off a 4-12 season. A team that plays in the same division as the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick - led New England Patriots. Good luck with that, Le'Veon.
It appears Jets gave him more in guaranteed than his long term offer from the Steelers before 2018, but had he signed the deal in 2018 he would have likely made more money over the life of the contract, assuming he made it the full 5 years. Who knows, I feel like he wanted out of there...2017 he got an offer, 2018 he got an offer, refused to play under the franchise tag then I don't think Pittsburgh tried to match anything this off season and let him go.
I'd want that kid from Ms St, 6'6 260 ran a 4.41
There’s a lot more to it than this. Only $10 mil guaranteed. He could’ve blown his knee out after year one in the Steelers deal and he’d have been cut.