As we all know, Le’veon Bell will become an unrestricted free agent in the coming months. He sat out all of 2018 because he did not want to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers under a Franchise Tag. The tag would have paid him $14.5 million in 2018. That’s a lot of money to be giving up but my guess is he want to be Franchise Tagged( like most players).
Now a lot of teams are in need of a stud running back for the 2019 season. His stats were really good. He had 1,956 total yards and 11 TD’s in 2017. Now that’s a great production that some teams desperately need from their run game. There are many teams that stick out but three have caught my attention of being the best candidates for Bell. the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Jets had a terrible run game in 2018. They had the 26th ranked rushing offense. I bet Sam Darnold would love to have a stud back behind him. So Bell to the Jets is a real possibility. Now the Eagles have been looking a great running back. Jay Ajayi is good but he is no Le’veon Bell. I believe that could make the Eagles offense even better when Carson Wentz is firing on all cylinders. The Eagles have around $11 million in cap space. The Bucs have one of the worst ranked rushing offenses. Coming in ranked 29th they could really use some help there. Their rookie( Ronald Jones) only had 17 carries and Peyton Barber only had 871 rushing yards on 234 attempts. The Bucs don’t have much cap room but I think they could find a way to get Bell.
Le’veon Bell will be one of the most coveted free agents coming up. So that means a lot of teams will going for him. Like I said before. the Jets, Eagles or Bucs will have the best chance to sign him.
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