The Steelers are not expecting what The Veer Bell is playing in 2018

Do not expect Veon Bell to show up at the Pittsburgh Steelers' facilities next week, or any time of the season.

Despite the recent visit of the owner Art Rooney comments Anticipating Bell's return to the facilities, the team does not expect their star, RB, to play for them this season, sources told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network Insider.

Rapoport added that Pittsburgh wanted him back on the list, but the home office thinks Bell will stay out and wait for the release of the site in 2019.

On Thursday, Rooney was optimistic about Bell's return, telling SiriusXM NFL Radio: "I have to start by saying that I do not know what his plans are, but I would say that we are now looking forward to his return next week. We know he's back in Pittsburgh and we hope to be able to communicate with him this weekend and we expect him to come back next week. "

These expectations have since changed.

Bell did not publicly announce when he was ready to sign his franchise agreement or to accept a one-year contract with the Steelers before the deadline set for Tuesday to retain his eligibility for the game for this season.

The Steelers might be able to franchise the Bell label for the third time in 2019, but it would be identified by the quarterback's salary number, and not by the lower number he was associated with this year, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL network. Rooney said Thursday that the team will eventually solve this problem.

The latest development comes just two days after Steelers midfielder James Conner signed the concussion protocol following Pittsburgh's overwhelming victory on Thursday night.

Bell returned to Pittsburgh this week after saying "fairwell" Monday in Miami, where he trained during his self-imposed exile. He also tweeted this week to his supporters with a kind of backwards hieroglyphics: "Do not judge me by my decision, because it may not be what you would do.I do not m & # 39; I will not excuse for what I believe it's just for me, my family and the rest of my peers, one point is everything. "