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Mike Tomlin on whether LeVeon Bell will report Wed: "I hadn't thought about it. We'll see. When he gets here, that's when we'll start."

Related players: James Conner

Tomlin doesn't have much of a choice to say anything else . The Steelers have to move on at least for now. As we talked about earlier today with an ESPN story, it's possible the team can get Bell ready in five days if he reports Wednesday and is in shape and ready to go. Even so, Bell is becoming a risky option for Week 1 and Conner should be added.

The Pittsburgh Steelers held their first practice of the regular season Monday, and in one aspect, it looked much like all of the preceding ones from training camp, minicamp and organized team activities.

LeVeon Bell wasn’t a part of it.

The All-Pro running back, who has missed all team activities this summer, was not at practice when it started at 10:45 a.m. Monday at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. Bell has not signed his $14.54 million franchise-tag tender and won’t take the field until he signs it.

Related players: James Conner

On Sunday night, Bell posted a video to his Snapchat account that showed him in a hotel overlooking a beach, the story said. Bell has spent his time away from the Steelers training in South Florida. GM Kevin Colbert said the team is disappointed Bell hasn't signed his tender and joined his teammates.

Last year Bell showed on Labor Day, but the Tribune-Review story said Monday's practice was a bonus as the team plans to ramp up workouts Wednesday. It's possible Bell is waiting until then. But, obviously the longer this goes on the more risky Bell is for Week 1. If you haven't picked up Conner, it may be a good idea to grab him.

As for Steelers RB LeVeon Bell, one of his teammates just told me there are “no signs of him here at all.”

Related players: James Conner

The tweet game just before 6 a.m. eastern time so by now things are already under way as she added the practice was in two hours. This is, of course, the Steelers first official practice of the season heading into Week 1. Reports said Bell denied a story he would show on Monday. Obviously the longer he misses time this week, the more risky of a play he is for Week 1, assuming he does show up.

Steelers OC Randy Fichtner sounds pretty comfortable playing LeVeon Bell in Week 1. Asked about potential need to scale him back, Fichtner said, "That’s a hard question because that’s LeVeon Bell...There are things he can do that, quite frankly, most people can't do."

Related players: James Conner

The Steelers may not plan to limit Bell, but he will have to prove he's in game shape after missing camp thus far. Meanwhile Conner has performed well in the passing game during the preseason. Bell got off to a slow start last year after missing most of camp. Reports said Bell will report to camp no later than Friday of this week while others say Labor Day.

Ben Roethlisberger let James Conner know that if he got winded during the no-huddle attack, the Steelers quarterback would get him a breather by calling a play or two for someone else.

Six receptions for 52 yards later, Conner never asked for that breather in extended action against the Tennessee Titans on Saturday.

"He never said anything to me, so I like the shape he's in," Roethlisberger said after the 16-6 victory. "I'm excited with what James can do and has been doing."

Related players: LeVeon Bell

Conner didn't excel in the run game in this contest, but did record a 57-yard run this summer against Green Bay. The story said that as a rookie, Conner struggled with pass protection and conditioning but those are no longer areas of concern. He could see more use especially early in the season if Bell is trying to catch up to speed upon his return.

James Conner finished practice Sunday as an onlooker because of a groin injury. Stevan Ridley also was not used in team drills. While they were out, Fitzgerald Toussaint and fifth-round pick Jaylen Samuels got the work ahead of undrafted free agents Jarvion Franklin and James Summers.

Related players: LeVeon Bell

The story said HC Mike Tomlin didn’t seem concerned and chalked up Conner’s absence to a desire to see other running backs get work with the first team. Of course, the Steelers hope Bell returns to camp sooner than later and this battle is for his backup.

One of the final portions of the Ravens’ joint practice with the Los Angeles Rams on Monday pitted their offense against the Rams defense in a two-minute situation. In three possessions, the offense emerged with zero points. The opening series, with quarterback Joe Flacco under center, was the most promising, as the unit drove to Los Angeles’ 40-yard line. But on third down, Flacco overthrew a deep pass along the right sideline to wide receiver Chris Moore, and kicker Justin Tucker’s field-goal attempt from 58 yards missed wide left. The Ravens’ ensuing drives, led by rookie Lamar Jackson and Robert Griffin III, did not get close to crossing midfield.

According to the writer, the Rams defense tipped, batted, and slapped away numerous passes from the Raven QBs and also got a lot of pressure for would-be sacks.

The Browns have traded wide receiver Corey Coleman to the Bills for a draft pick.

UPDATE: Browns received a 2020 seventh-round pick in exchange for Coleman.

Related Players: Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones

Coleman has just 718 yards receiving in two seasons since being a first-round pick of the Browns in 2016. In particular, he has struggled to stay healthy, missing 13 games in that time frame. This trade should present him with an opportunity to prove himself, though. Buffalo does not figure to be a high-volume passing offense, but boast very little at wide receiver. Jordan Matthews and Deonte Thompson vacated 87 targets in this offense from a year ago. If Coleman can beat out Zay Jones, there should be a quality role waiting for him. This is also an opportunity for Buffalo to find their wide receiver of the future for quarterback Josh Allen on the cheap. Kelvin Benjamin will be a free agent at the end of 2018.