If Le’Veon Bell and the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to come to an agreement on a long-term contract this offseason, it will have to come after the star running back is hit with the franchise tag for a second straight year.
On Tuesday, the Steelers officially placed the tag on Bell.
Per source, the Steelers have officially tagged RB Le'Veon Bell.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 6, 2018
The #Steelers have officially franchise tagged RB Le’Veon Bell again, source said.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 6, 2018
Bell said earlier in the week that he was hopeful to avoid being tagged again, but it has been headed in this direction for a while. He said he is willing to go to extreme measures to not have to play under the tag for a second consecutive season, and the two sides probably aren’t all that close on a deal if they haven’t agreed to one by now.
