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The Veon Bell annoys everyone, doing exactly what everyone expected. He dropped an album on Spotify at midnight, it contained no clues (and it was not very good), and then he signed with the Jets, by Jason La Canfora, insider of CBS Sports NFL.
Since then, Bell has confirmed the agreement itself.
The news was first reported by Adam Schefter of ESPN, who also reported the details of the contract: four years, $ 52.5 million with $ 35 million guaranteed and the opportunity to increase up to $ 61 million with incentives.
It's hard not to see this deal and think immediately that Bell made a mistake by not signing any of the agreements that the Steelers have passed before he thought about skipping an entire season.
Bell was absent in 2018 after the Steelers franchise marked him for the second time, thinking that he would hit a free goal and earn a lot of money, including catching up on the $ 14 million that he had lost by not playing on the label last year. Instead of, as noted La Canforahis market was soft while everyone was out.
In the end, it was a team – the Jets – with the Ravens and the Raiders who never really materialized as contenders. It will now earn less per year ($ 13.125 million) than it was planned to do under the franchise label last year and it is well below the offers that the Steelers have previously presented.
Back in September Canfora reported that Bell lost $ 48 million in the first three years of a Steelers bid. He does not get that from the Jets – just look at the guaranteed number involved here.
From the pure football point of view, it's a good fit, but it remains to be seen how Bell stands out from the Steelers' security bubble with Ben Roethlisberger, a fantastic offensive lineup and many other contenders (Antonio Brown, etc. .) to defend. to enter.
For the Jets, it's a nice win. They have added a real offensive playmaker to their young quarterback, Sam Darnold, and Bell's ability to be a few-meter pass weapon should not be underestimated when it will to determine his place in the offensive of Adam Gase. Combine it with Jamison Crowder and the Jets had a nice, but expensive, bend in free agencies when it was offensive acquisitions.
One thing worth noting here at Bell: he never negotiated a contract with the Steelers and left him or refused to play. He was forced to play a year under the label "franchise" because of a collective agreement agreement. The Steelers then tried to force him to play another year under the label. Their offer may have allowed them to evade the transaction more easily than the Jets can.
We could see Bell play for two years in New York and demand a new contract. We could also see that Bell has two good years and ends up being cut off to remind us that paying guys in free agencies does not always work.
But the Jets, like the Browns before them, are going well. They should be applauded for playing chicken with Bell and his agent, getting a good price for a very talented player and finally putting their team in a position to succeed the second year of Sam Darnold.
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