The Oakland Raiders reportedly not expected to be in the mix for former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell due to financial reasons.
It's already been an eventful offseason for the Raiders, as they've managed to land wide receiver Antonio Brown in a trade while also signing former New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown.
However, it appears that due to the money that the team has spent to this point, a deal with Bell may be unlikely, as noted by ESPN's Chris Mortensen.
According to @mortreport, the #Raiders will probably not sign former #Steelers RB @LeVeonBell because they don't have enough real cash [not a salary cap issue]
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) March 11, 2019
Bell is one of the top players on the free agent market right now, and there's no doubt that someone is going to pay him a lot of money given his success in the NFL to this point.
As for the Raiders, they've already made two huge offensive acquisitions, so not getting Bell wouldn't make this offseason a failure or anything like that.
Of course, finding a way to sign him would certainly revamp the offense even more while giving Derek Carr another elite weapon to work with.
Either way, the Raiders are emerging as a great spot for free agents, even if they can't find a way to sign Bell due to the amount of money that it would cost.
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