The July 17 deadline for franchise players to sign long-term deals has come and gone, and Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell failed to come to an agreement on an extension. Instead, Bell will have to play this season under the exclusive franchise tag ($12.1 million), which he has yet to sign. Rarely do the Steelers use the franchise tag, and they’ve never used it on a running back until this year. Should the Steelers not tag him again or sign him to a long-term deal by March 1, 2018, Bell will hit free agency. One of the NFL’s leading rushers, Bell’s rookie contract expired after the 2016 season. While the Steelers and their star negotiated during the past two offseasons, Bell reportedly declined a lucrative five-year contract …show more content…
While some argue that Bell’s past injuries have been flukes, they’re likely part of why the Steelers have yet to budge on guaranteed money. He suffered knee injuries in 2014 and 2015 (both occurred during matchups versus division rival Cincinnati) and underwent spring surgery for a groin injury he suffered in the latter part of last season. Add to this Bell’s consecutive drug-related suspensions (2015, 2016) and he has only played one complete season (2014) in the first four of his career. One more false move and a 10-game suspension could be looming. Despite injuries and off-the-field shenanigans, Bell is arguably the best all-purpose back since entering the league in 2013. In 47 career games, he has amassed 4,045 rushing yards, 2,005 receiving yards and 31 total touchdowns. With receiver Martavis Bryant serving a yearlong suspension last season, Bell stepped up admirably and was second behind Antonio Brown in team receptions and receiving yards. In addition to his nearly 1,300 yards rushing in 2016, Bell had 616 yards receiving – surpassed only by Arizona Cardinals’ back David Johnson with 879 yards receiving (who played all 16 games). Boasting such production, Bell desires to be paid as a lead running back and a second wide receiver. With contract negotiations stalled until the offseason, the latest controversy is Bell holding out of training camp. While he has stated his intention to sign his
When it comes to monopolies you need to have a great amount of power. The NFL uses its power in many ways one-way is how they treat the players. In the draft system, a player has to
Rushing players back to the field has been a hidden but serious problem. Many players try to rush back to their job in order to keep it. One player lost his starting job for missing one game due to a concussion. Another was released after missing six games due to a concussion. Many players sometimes hide their symptoms or act fine in order to keep their job. The professional leagues are tough businesses and jobs are important. One player played six games with a concussion in fear of his job. After the sixth game, he sat out and got treated because he could not take it anymore. Luckily for him he could not lose his job. In his contract it stated injury could not be a reason for release. Many other players do not have this clause in their individual contract (NFL). Not playing games due to injury is very tough especially if a
For the 1888 season, he was sold to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys team. This was the first time that he played the whole season. The crowds in Pittsburgh took to his prowess on the field, thus creating a large fan
People are beginning to blame the NFL and football leagues for their concussion. The NFL has been set afire over the past few years. Former players are beginning to sue the league because of concussions they have received throughout the years for playing. There are 4,500 ailing retirees who, in 2011, sued the NFL over a perceived negligence to warn them of the sports risks. In return that cost the National football league $765 million dollars. So, over the next 65 years, all retired NFL players can receive baseline medical exams, educational services and a payout formula based on illness and age. This lead a spark to college football players who in return have filed lawsuits against the NCAA (National College Athletic Association) for concussions they allegedly sustained as student players.
This brings us to his future. For now he is going to stick with the falcons and continue as the star running back. He is not just doing this for himself, but he is doing it for his family. He is going to stay with them and pay for his sisters college. He does not want to get caught up in a contract dispute, because the only thing that matters to him is football and taking care of his family. Devonta Freeman only has one more year on his contract though, and we will see if he takes any offers. As far as his stats look, they look like they will keep improving, and be even more impressive than they already
This is very reassuring that rules in the NFL can be changed with the votes of staff and an offseason to implement them. There are many remaining factors to the solution such as enforced suspensions and enforced fines on the players doing the damage, Ryan Wilson an NFL analyst states in his article,”Burfict has now been fined or suspended eight times in 53 games and it's cost him a whopping $805,000”(2). This is one of the many players constantly being fined and never changing. The league also could definitely use more time in order to help injured players and help diagnose concussions and other medical emergencies, Stated by Jason La Canfora,”The league needs medical timeouts because in the case of Chargers safety Jahleel Addae -- who returned to a Thursday night game in October numerous times and then was later diagnosed with a concussion that would keep him out for weeks -- is one that I won't soon forget, and one that seemed preventable with a beefed-up system”(3). This
Amid criticism of the committees work, they brought in a physician who continued the research and said the papers relied on faulty analysis For the last 13 years , the NFL has stood by the research , which, the papers stated, was based on a full accounting of all concussions diagnosed by a team physician from 1996 through 2001. But confidential data obtained by the Times, shows that more than 100 diagnosed concussions were omitted from the studies- including some severe injuries to stars like quarterbacks ... Steve young and Troy Aikman. The committee then calculated the rates of concussions using the incomplete data, making them appear less frequent than they actually were in 2013. The NFL agreed to a $765 million settlement of a lawsuit. This just justifies The severity of concussion for the NFL. To try and hide this information is a cruel act of selfishness if they didn’t want to agree to a settlement they could have paid their players more and gave them better health benefits and increase the safety rules in the NFL, Many people believe that fewer games and more rest could do the players wonders and we could see a bigger drop in concussions gradually.
I've never really been big on watching NFL but now knowing how they handle head traumas makes me not want to support it at all. It’s crazy to me how professional medical people can just ignore true scientific findings like that. Several more athletes after Mike webster suffered head injuries from getting their “bell rung” but nothing was really done about it after they were hit and knocked out they returned to the game after feeling a little better and waking up. Someone's health is way more important than success in a game.
NFL teams are too lax on their concussion protocol examination after a player’s head has been hit helmet to helmet. The NFL has protocols for injuries that any player suffers. The main one is the concussion protocol. It’s when a player is hit helmet to helmet. It’s in play due to the fact that players that have suffered a head injury have developed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). It creates brain tumors that spread and kills your brain
Since this is only his rookie season there is lots of room for improvement. I believe that he can make it to the hall of fame. But it is crucial that he stays at the Cowboys. First of all our fanbase is huge and supportive. Second of all we have the best offensive line in football. If you do not have good blockers your running back would go no where. Hopefully he can be better than Emmitt Smith.
Concussions in athletes are very a serious issue that starts at a young age. People are very concerned about the safety of people who play football. As a result, high schools, colleges, and the NFL have tried to improve their response to player with concussions. The response to concussions is different at every level, but I believe that the NFL is working very hard to keep their athletes
Ryan Clady was once considered one of the premier blindside protectors in all of football. However, he’s an injury-prone, which is probably why he’s still on the market. The elite talent is still there though, and if a team is willing to take
The issue at hand is the fact that concussions in the NFL are not getting enough media attention. There are a couple of reasons that this is true one being how popular football is and how many people enjoy how it is a major contact sport. This topic does not only involve the media and NFL but more so the NFL’s player and anyone that plays football at any level. The media needs to do a better job at explaining
Which brings us to Big Ben Roethlisberger who has been in the public spotlight throughout his career for good and bad. Let’s start with the good. In his rookie year, Big Ben ended up playing fifteen games in total with two of those game in the postseason starting his second game of the season taking over for Tommy Maddox and finishing the season with 2621 yards passing, with seventeen touchdowns and eleven
Another point being,is once making it to the NFL does not mean that you're not going to be hurt,this is not the NBA playing hard on offensive,but play no defensive this is a brutal game trying to push your team to the next step in the franchise,and they will do anything.There are several examples,of this many people know Bo Jackson he was a great running back,and had a