Once again, Adam Gase misused and misread his star player, this time, by putting him back on the field after an injury. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Can Josh Allen and the Bills outscore Patrick Mahomes' Chiefs? Your privacy is safe with us. New York bought themselves a superstar, but almost instantly, it felt like the franchise had buyer’s remorse. Firstly, Bell would need to get healthy and play well enough to entice potential suitors. by Mike Mitchell 4 weeks ago Follow @ByMikeMitchell. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. The team taking on Bell will probably only part with a mid to late-round pick. He ran a 4.39-second 40-yard dash and he did 22 repetitions of 225 pounds on the bench press to go along with a 37½-inch vertical and a 10-foot, 3-inch broad jump. NY Jets, Le'Veon Bell (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images). Knowing the Jets, Bell would probably end up back with his buddy Jamal Adams in Seattle. In contrast, the Jets will go back to searching for another superstar. The hope in 2020 was that Gase and Bell would reconcile their differences and that Le’Veon would be able to recapture his former glory. To his credit, Gase has publicly acknowledged his mistake, but the miscommunication issues date back to camp where Gase and Bell had an injury dispute over Bell’s use or lack thereof. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. Far from it. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. 2017: $5 million base salary and $950,000 signing bonus. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. The only logical end to the Jets/Bell pairing is to separate the two. There were two key figures in Bell making his way to the Jets. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. Mitchell’s relatively small cap hit of $2.2 million for 2014 gives the Steelers some flexibility, as they were about $7 million under the cap before signing Mitchell. For the NY Jets and Le’Veon Bell, the writing was on the wall before the ink was dry on the four-year, $52.5 million contract signed back in March of 2019. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. Mitchell met with upwards of 15 NFL teams throughout the draft process. In , Mitchell will earn a base salary of , a signing bonus of , a roster bonus of , a signing bonus of , a restructure bonus of , a workout bonus of and a incentive bonus of , while carrying a cap hit of and a dead cap value of . 49ers remind Rams that NFC West is not the NFC East, Red zone woes keep Panthers from extending win streak, Deshaun Watson keeps Texans competitive in OT loss to Titans, Playoffs? Except Bell would probably go back to winning. So the best thing they can do for their franchise and for Bell is to trade him by the midseason deadline. By using our site, you consent to our use of cookies. Mitchell’s cap hit in 2014 will be just $2.2 million, according to ESPN Stats & Information, and the guaranteed money in his contract is just $5.25 million, with $4.75 million from his signing bonus plus a $500,000 roster bonus due in April. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalised web experience. (roughly $4 million). From the time Bell arrived and put on his green and white uniform, the Jets’ were never a fit through no fault of his own. Mike Mitchell signed a 1 year, $915,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including an average annual salary of $915,000. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. This website is not directly or indirectly affiliated, associated, or connected in any way to Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League or the National Hockey League. The team will cut him to avoid absorbing a $13.5 million cap hit. Former Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan and superstar ex-Jet Jamal Adams. Gase soldier Frank Gore is in tow for now, and the team drafted La’Mical Perine in the fourth round. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. To make matters worse, the head coach/play-caller and Bell have had a complete disconnect from day one. These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. ESPN Stats & Information projects Allen to have a cap hit of $570,000, and Warren should be around that number, too, if the Steelers took advantage of the veterans exemption with each player. Then, now or in the future. And Jets general manager Joe Douglas inherited Bell once Maccagnan exited stage left forcefully. That would make for an awkward reunion, but it wouldn’t be that much different than the awkward pairing that Le’Veon Bell and the New York Jets have been.