If you’re hoping for a sign that the Pittsburgh Steelers and Le’Veon Bell are on the verge of agreeing to a long-term contract extension, an advertisement the team ran on social media Monday probably will not make you feel very optimistic.
Perhaps it was a complete coincidence, but fans were quick to point out that an ad for a jersey promotion the Steelers are running featured three players, and Bell wasn’t one of them. Should he have been?
Only months until our home opener!
With free shipping on orders of ???? starting today, it's a good time to assess your jersey collection https://t.co/4qtSTuyw7n pic.twitter.com/kTDXDbsZLk
— Steelers Pro Shop (@SteelersShop) July 16, 2018
It makes sense to have Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown, but teams love capitalizing on their star power any chance they get. At the very least, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher that the Steelers decided to go with JuJu Smith-Schuster’s jersey over Bell’s.
Bell, of course, is on the verge of having to play a second consecutive season under the franchise tag. There have been rumblings that he could go to drastic measures to protect himself if he doesn’t get a long-term deal, and the two sides are quickly running out of time to reach an agreement.
