Fantasy Football: Evaluating Le’Veon Bell’s present, future value
By Donnie Druin
After Le’Veon Bell failed to reach a long-term deal past 2018, we evaluate his present and future stock as a top fantasy football option.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Le’Veon Bell were unable to reach an agreement for a long-term contract extension. Bell, who will be making $14.5 million on the franchise tag this year, is all but set to hit the open market as a free agent in 2019. Pittsburgh faithful gave mixed reviews once news broke that Bell would likely be playing his last year in black and gold.
However, most football fans are concerned with one thing: How will this effect my fantasy football team? Welcome to 2018, where the virtual gridiron matters just as much as the actual field itself. People don’t pull for teams, they pull for players. It doesn’t matter if you claim to be a die-hard fan in New England or Baltimore: You will gladly watch Le’Veon Bell have monster days, so long as he’s yours in your fantasy league.
As one of the best players in the league, Bell preparing for free agency in 2019 can rock seismic waves in all sorts of fantasy leagues, from re-draft to the almighty dynasty leagues. Is he still top-dog among running backs? What’s his value like in 2019 compared to previous years?
Let’s evaluate Bell’s present and future as a fantasy football player