Le'Veon Bell was on the top of the mountain heading into the 2018 season.

The ultra-talented Pittsburgh Steelers running back was coming off an All-Pro season and was expected to sign one of the biggest contracts the position had ever seen.

Then the Steelers decided to use the franchise tag on Bell for the second straight year, worth $14.5million. Bell refused to play on it again, and took one of the boldest stands in NFL history.

He sat out the entire 2018 season.

A year went by and the Steelers washed their hands free from Bell, letting him walk in free agency. He had finally found the contract he was looking for when the New York Jets came along and signed him to a four-year, $52.5m contract, with $35m guaranteed.

The contract made him the second highest paid running back

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