The Facts: The Steelers held their pre-draft press conference on Monday and GM Kevin Colbert addressed Bell, who got the franchise tag for the second straight year earlier this offseason and didn’t join the team at the start of the offseason program last week as he continues looking for a long-term deal. Colbert said there were “no updates to provide” about talks with Bell on a new deal or anything else having to do with the running back and said the draft has their full attention at the moment.

Diehards Line: So there we have it: Nothing new. ... Colbert said the team will re-evaluate things once the draft is over, but the lack of word on progress toward a deal suggests that things could continue to play out in a similar fashion to last year. Bell sat out the entire offseason, training camp and preseason before returning to the Steelers in time to play in the regular season.