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if he reports by 11/13 this year counts as a year of service, and if he doesn't then this year , for him at least, is like it never happened and relative to the Steelers he would be in the same position as he was at the beginning of the season. If he reports, then this year counts as a year of service, and the Steelers have to decide what to do, play him or not
rumor listed on profootballtalk is , that Steelers and he have an agreement, that he doesn't report, and the Steelers save $855,000 per game in his salary and in return they will allow him to walk at the end of the year.
here's another set of facts...
According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Steelers would consider placing the transition tag on Le'Veon Bell in 2019.
The Steelers have no idea when or if Bell will arrive, though he'll need to report by November 13 in order to play this season. If Bell decides to punt 2018, the Steelers could assign him the transition tag next year, which would be far less expensive than franchise-tagging him for a third straight season. Under the transition tag, the Steelers would be able to match any offer Bell receives elsewhere. Per La Canfora, his projected salary under the transition tag could be as low as $9 million, which is far below the $14.5 million Bell passed up in 2018. The 26-year-old and his agent have played this extremely poorly. Nov 4 - 11:02 AM
