The NFL offseason will be interesting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The AFC heavyweights will have a decision to make when it comes to star running back Le'Veon Bell and his long-term future with the team.
Although Bell is still widely considered to be one of the best backs in the league, the Steelers could very easily part ways with the 25-year-old. Bell may have made the case a little easier due to recently almost entirely missing a walk-through ahead of the Divisional Round matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
As another example, Tomlin wants players and coaches to report to the locker room two hours before kickoff for games. That was continually ignored by both players and a coach or two.
Not only did Bell arrive much later than that for the playoff game against Jacksonville (as well as one coach), he missed practically the entire Saturday walk-through the day before, showing up about five minutes before practice ended.
A star running back with virtually no interest in showing up to a walk-through before a playoff game is probably not the best impression to make on a team you're trying to get a long-term deal with. Despite the fact he showed up five minutes prior to the completion of practice, Bell is invaluable to the team in terms of what he produces on the football field.
It'll be interesting to see whether the Steelers brass feel as though it's worth dealing with the off-the-field issues and finally see eye-to-eye with Bell on a new deal.
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