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His Agent is the idiot.
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I'm thinking Bell was acting against the advice of his agent. You know different?
His Agent is the idiot.
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I'm thinking Bell was acting against the advice of his agent. You know different?
The Steelers guarantee was not 33 mill. It would of been 33 if he played 2 more seasons. You want to risk that and come out getting injured like Earl Thomas In the first year...he wouldnt of gotten squat.Steelers best offer last year:
5-year deal worth $70M
$33M guaranteed the first 2 years
$45M over the first 3 years
Lost $14.5M by sitting out 2018
Bell got:
4-year deal worth $52.5M
$35M guaranteed
Sooooo he basically sat out a year to get $2M more in overall guaranteed money WHILE sacrificing $14.5M in last year's salary.
We can go down the wormhole of the potential outside benefits of playing in NYC but I think that whole big market endorsement shtick has been largely minimized in today's advertising world.
As far as the relatively minimal incentives, the Steelers may have been/are in disarray but their o-line was/is top-notch. His running style of depending on maximum patience in making cuts is reallllly gonna be put to the test in NY.
I think him and his agent were prisoners of the moment when they saw the money that Todd Gurley got. They just failed to realize that Gurley's deal was as far as that pendulum was going to swing with RB deals and it obviously headed back in the opposite direction over the last 9+ months.
Steelers initial offer he refused was 5 years, 70 million, 33 million guaranteed. It only dropped after the holdout started. He got clowned when you add in the 14.5 million he just lost this year, too. I mean fine for the Jets, but Bell lost.Jets gave more guaranteed money and easier incentives that can make it up to 61 mill. Steelers were only guarantee 20 mill..Jets is 35 Mill. Plus he has over a year to rest his body and no wear and tear.
It was 10 mill guarenteed from Pitt. Read above post. I have 2 sources that stated it was 10. SmhSteelers initial offer he refused was 5 years, 70 million, 33 million guaranteed. It only dropped after the holdout started. He got clowned when you add in the 14.5 million he just lost this year, too. I mean fine for the Jets, but Bell lost.
And I'm from Pittsburgh and have read about this BS on **** near a daily basis for 3 years. Smh. It was 10 million on their last offer, 33 on the original contract he refused. If your sources are closer to the situation than every single Steelers insider beat writer than I'd love to know who they are. Is Rooney your Grandpap or something?It was 10 mill guarenteed from Pitt. Read above post. I have 2 sources that stated it was 10. Smh
Why would they reduce the guarantee money? It was always 10 mill. Everyone knows that Pittsburgh is one of the few teams that only guarantees during the first year in every contract. Even Antonio Brown had mentioned it. I provided a few sources and they are the most legitimate that you could probably find. Even Adam schefter came on ESPN after midnight and walking into the studio and explained the reason about the guarantee money that most people did not know about.And I'm from Pittsburgh and have read about this BS on **** near a daily basis for 3 years. Smh. It was 10 million on their last offer, 33 on the original contract he refused. If your sources are closer to the situation than every single Steelers insider beat writer than I'd love to know who they are. Is Rooney your Grandpap or something?
Just here for the Steelers fans who still think losing bell and brown made them better. Who’s Ben gonna blame for his own ***** ups now?
probably not true because you have no idea what his agent told him to do. the client is usually the most difficult person in the relationshipHis Agent is the idiot.
Your name being Dhatguy couldn't possibly explain that dumbass statement any better. You honestly are dhatguyJust here for the Steelers fans who still think losing bell and brown made them better. Who’s Ben gonna blame for his own ***** ups now?
Not a Steelers fan but the Steelers can maybe go put money in positions that actually win championships. Rather than the **** skill spots. Ol, Dl and qb is where you spend.
It’s not like they were winning sb’s with the “ killer b’s”
this is why theyre stupid for trading AB. they have his 20 mill on their books in dead cap. i would've said kick rocks and make it work for at least another year.
Agree.
He was forcing their hand by all his constant media talk , but you’re right.
His method worked.
yup. props to him. he may have looked ridiculous but he ****ed over a marquee franchise in a sport where the players have little power.
Jets just pulled off a major coup...and at a great price. This and CJ Mosley pickup are big time.
The Steelers guarantee was not 33 mill. It would of been 33 if he played 2 more seasons. You want to risk that and come out getting injured like Earl Thomas In the first year...he wouldnt of gotten squat.
Actually their guarantee money was actually 10 mill. Even less than what I had heard before...It was 10 mill. Thats why he didnt take the steelers offer.
According to a report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, there wasn’t a lot of it guaranteed in the Steelers’ final offer.
Rapoport reports that a $10 million signing bonus was the only fully guaranteed portion of the contract.
From SB Nation...If Bell had agreed to this deal, the Steelers could have released him after this season. The team would be left with an unspecified amount of dead cap space for 2019, and Bell would walk away with less money than what he was guaranteed to make with the franchise tag and nowhere near the deal’s $70 million possibility.
35 mill in the hand is better than 10 mill in the hand. Bell had already risked injury 2 times on Franchise tags. He bet on himself those 2 times and now he ended up winning.