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James Conner
RB
, Arizona Cardinals

Age: 29
Weight: 233 lbs
Height: 6' 1"
College: Pittsburgh

ADP: 61
Depth Chart Ranking: 1

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Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell loses $855k game check for Week 1

Ian Rapoport

Sep 08, 2018 · 3:40 PM EDT

The Steelers buses are on the road to Cleveland and RB Le’Veon Bell is not on them, I’m told. Bell will leave a $855K game check on the table and the wait is on. James Conner is their starter until Bell is back.

Fantasy Impact:

Only two things seem plausible in this standoff because of league rules involved with franchise tagged players. Either Bell reports and signs the franchise tag, or he continues to be AWOL. Because of the franchise tag, the Steelers and Bell canonot negotiate a long-term deal until after the season, even if he signs the franchise tag tender. It's also unlikely the Steelers would trade Bell if he signs the tender, because another team couldn't give him a long-term deal either (like the Bears did with Khalil Mack), because Bell would still be on the franchise tag. Why would another team trade for Bell unsure if he'll be there past this year? The team could pull the franchise tag, but that would instantly make Bell a free agent, which would essentially reward Bell for his holdout, giving him the freedom to negotiate a long-term deal with any team and potentially put him on the roster of one of the Steelers' AFC rivals this season. Ultimately, it appears Bell must decide whether he wants to play on the franchise tag again for a portion of this season or risk sitting out a full year, believing the open market will still pay him handsomely in the offseason.

Tomlin on RB Le'Veon Bell possibly reporting Wednesday: 'I hadn't thought about it'

Ed Bouchette on Twitter

Sep 04, 2018 · 3:05 PM EDT

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

Fantasy Impact:

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.

Steelers hold first regular season practice, minus RB Le'Veon Bell

Tribune-Review

Sep 03, 2018 · 11:53 AM EDT

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

Fantasy Impact:

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.

So far, no sign of RB Le'Veon Bell at Steelers practice

Aditi Kinkhabwala on Twitter

Sep 03, 2018 · 10:21 AM EDT

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

Fantasy Impact:

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.