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The #Jets remain the clear favorite for Le'Veon Bell, per league conversations. The #Bears remain in the bidding along with the #Ravens. Both teams have significant interest.
Update: Le'Veon Bell signs with NY Jets
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Really? I'm actually shocked that we are going after him. If he really wants to win, he'll come here. But I don't think he cares.UOK wrote:Matt Verderame @MattVerderame
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The #Jets remain the clear favorite for Le'Veon Bell, per league conversations. The #Bears remain in the bidding along with the #Ravens. Both teams have significant interest.
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I'll be happy if Bell comes here but man I do NOT want to overpay for this dude.Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:Really? I'm actually shocked that we are going after him. If he really wants to win, he'll come here. But I don't think he cares.UOK wrote:Matt Verderame @MattVerderame
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The #Jets remain the clear favorite for Le'Veon Bell, per league conversations. The #Bears remain in the bidding along with the #Ravens. Both teams have significant interest.
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Nope. Neither do I. Not with his injury history.G08 wrote:I'll be happy if Bell comes here but man I do NOT want to overpay for this dude.Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:Really? I'm actually shocked that we are going after him. If he really wants to win, he'll come here. But I don't think he cares.UOK wrote:Matt Verderame @MattVerderame
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The #Jets remain the clear favorite for Le'Veon Bell, per league conversations. The #Bears remain in the bidding along with the #Ravens. Both teams have significant interest.
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I think he also has 2 strikes against him towards a long suspension if he gets popped for drugs/peds againBears Whiskey Nut wrote:Nope. Neither do I. Not with his injury history.G08 wrote:I'll be happy if Bell comes here but man I do NOT want to overpay for this dude.Bears Whiskey Nut wrote:Really? I'm actually shocked that we are going after him. If he really wants to win, he'll come here. But I don't think he cares.UOK wrote:Matt Verderame @MattVerderame
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The #Jets remain the clear favorite for Le'Veon Bell, per league conversations. The #Bears remain in the bidding along with the #Ravens. Both teams have significant interest.
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according to this NBC report, the Bears are not part of the Bell sweepstakes :
Six teams reportedly are in play for Le’Veon Bell
Six teams reportedly are in play for Le’Veon Bell
Well, now we know why Le'Veon Bell is torn.
Bell’s universe of potential next destinations apparently has been reduced to six.
Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that there’s a “good likelihood” that Bell will be picking the Jets, Colts, Ravens, Packers, Texans, or Bills today.
That’s a lot to unpack. The Jets make a ton of sense, for football and business reasons. So do the Ravens, especially as they revamp their offense. The Packers would be fascinating with Bell running and Aaron Rodgers passing. Pairing Bell with Deshaun Watson in Houston would be potentially devastating for defenses, too.
If Buffalo makes the move, it would mean that LeSean McCoy would be elsewhere, possibly back in Philly where the band is in the process of being put back together.
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Obscure, random twitter guy with loose internet-quality ties to WSCR says that Bears are signing Bell.
Bell signing for 4yrs 64mil 49 guaranteed to the Bears, but yeah....horrible, horrible sources.
Bell signing for 4yrs 64mil 49 guaranteed to the Bears, but yeah....horrible, horrible sources.
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If true, that’s a lot of fucking money.
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Richie wrote:I find the prospect of landing Bell both seductive and troubling.
Otis Day wrote:Kind of like chasing after one of the Kardashian sisters?
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G08 wrote:I... isn't he one piss test away from being suspended for a year?
if not, pretty close to it
is there still a way for teams to be able to void player contracts if the player is a douche? or was that done away with at the last CBA?
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Per the Twitter, Bell has signed somewhere...but the team has not been disclosed.
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Fun fact: Bell and Howard have the same agent. I don’t know if that means anything, but I’d wager that if Bell does sign with the Bears, the Jets acquire Howard as a consolation prize.
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I like it but I fucking hate this suspense.wab wrote:Fun fact: Bell and Howard have the same agent. I don’t know if that means anything, but I’d wager that if Bell does sign with the Bears, the Jets acquire Howard as a consolation prize.
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If we sign Bell it is going to be very hard for me to be excited for this season. Dude is a douchebag
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I actually think he has went long enough now that he may be out of the protocol.G08 wrote:I... isn't he one piss test away from being suspended for a year?
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So... is he a douchebag because he held out? I mean... Earl Thomas would've been SMART to hold out after what happened to him. And it's not like it was all peachy in Pitt... Brown wanted out also for a reason. There is a rot there that runs deep.
I wouldn't go to work if I could afford not to and I knew I was worth more than they were paying me. So, THAT part doesn't bother me one bit.
Or is there something else here? Did he hit a chick or act like a douche in some other capacity? I honestly don't know.
I wouldn't go to work if I could afford not to and I knew I was worth more than they were paying me. So, THAT part doesn't bother me one bit.
Or is there something else here? Did he hit a chick or act like a douche in some other capacity? I honestly don't know.
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With Anthony Barr spurning the #Jets, they have some extra money. I’m told they’ve taken some of that money and made a last and final big offer to Le’Veon Bell. It’s decision time for the ex-#Steelers RB.
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With Anthony Barr spurning the #Jets, they have some extra money. I’m told they’ve taken some of that money and made a last and final big offer to Le’Veon Bell. It’s decision time for the ex-#Steelers RB.
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In a series of cryptic Tweets, LeVeon Bell offers hints through pals that he may be headed to the Ravens.
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In a series of cryptic Tweets, LeVeon Bell offers hints through pals that he may be headed to the Ravens.
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Otis Day wrote:Kind of like chasing after one of the Kardashian sisters?
lmao best line this month
It would exciting but scary. I thought he had the 1 suspension for pot in the car with Blount? ( no pun intended lol )
He didnt have a ped suspension did he?
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Ah ok.
I just went and looked at Ingrams stats for last 2 years and Bells (exluding last year)
The production is very similar. The one constant is a HOF QB keeping the D honest. We need that first and foremost. For the cheaper price I would pretty much prefer Ingram I think. Bell would handicap the hell out of our cap going forward.
I just went and looked at Ingrams stats for last 2 years and Bells (exluding last year)
The production is very similar. The one constant is a HOF QB keeping the D honest. We need that first and foremost. For the cheaper price I would pretty much prefer Ingram I think. Bell would handicap the hell out of our cap going forward.
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