Could the New York Jets seriously trade Le'Veon Bell just a couple of months after signing him? It looks like a possibility.
While the Jets will most likely end up hanging on to Bell, there are now rumors swirling that New York could consider trading the running back as a result of a front office shakeup that was said to occur because of division over the signing of Bell.
New York inked Bell to a four-year, $52 million contract at the beginning of free agency, but apparently, head coach Adam Gase wanted nothing to do with Bell. Two months later, the Jets fired general manager Mike Maccagnan, a clear indication that things simply aren't right at the moment.
Now, how much the Jets can actually get for Bell given his four-year contract is debatable, but there will surely be some interested parties.
How about the Green Bay Packers, for example?
Here are three reasons why the Packers should consider trading for the three-time Pro Bowler.
3. Injury Prevention
Green Bay is currently set to go into the 2019 campaign with Aaron Jones as its featured running back, and that's fine. When healthy, Jones is really good and probably even a bit underrated.
But that's the problem: Jones can't seem to stay healthy.
He has been in the league for two years, and in both seasons, he was limited to just 12 games because of knee issues.
It's not like Jones had a huge workload in either of those two years, but bringing in Le'Veon Bell would help keep Jones even fresher and would possibly prevent an injury from happening again.
Heck, Bell himself would stay fresher playing alongside of a running back like Jones.
2. Versatility
We are used to seeing the Packers have a dynamic offense that consistently lights up opposing defenses, but in 2018, that simply was not the case, as Aaron Rodgers missed a lot of throws and Green Bay's receiving corps in general were questionable.
But imagine adding Le'Veon Bell into the fold, a guy who can rush for over 1,000 yards while also catching 80 passes?
Bell would keep defenses off balance given the fact that he is a premier threat in both the ground and aerial attack, and he would also open up guys like Davante Adams, as the threat of Bell catching passes out of the backfield would suck in the defense and allow Adams a lot more freedom down the field.
Jones doesn't look like a bad pass-catcher in his own right, so the Packers can even hit defenses with a two-pronged attack with those two.
1. Talent Rules
Sure, having a good system is very important in the NFL. Just look at the New England Patriots. But when all else fails, talent is what will win you football games, and the more talent you have, the more of a chance you'll have of winning a Super Bowl.
Just imagine how much talent the Packers would have in their backfield with a tandem of Bell and Jones, not to mention having Rodgers throwing to guys like Adams, tight end Jimmy Graham and Geronimo Allison, who is viewed by many as a breakout wide out heading into 2019.
Defenses would have an almost impossible time shutting down Green Bay's offense with that type of attack, as it would be a pick-your-poison type of thing where opponents wouldn't even be able to relax if Le'Veon Bell was off the field.
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