The Facts: With Bell likely headed for the open market next March, some wonder whether Bell will be making any “business decisions” this year regarding playing with injury and/or avoiding injury and/or not wanting to be overloaded with touches in order to minimize the risk of injury. Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has no such concerns. “I never worry about Bell’s competitiveness,” Colbert said Friday. “He wants to be prove he’s the best. He wants to put team over individual goals.”
Diehards Line:According to PFT's Mike Florio, some of that may be wishful thinking from Colbert. If Bell truly wanted to put team first, he would have done a long-term deal that dropped his cap number for 2018, allowing teammates to be signed or extended. Also, he’d show up for training camp and the preseason, in order to be even better prepared to help the team win as many games as possible. Meanwhile, Florio points out that Bell plays one of the most physically demanding positions in any sport. The risk of serious injury is constant. Surely, he’ll think about the potential impact of a Week 16 or Week 17 torn ACL on his financial prospects. So should Florio's concern be enough to scare fantasy owners off drafting Bell? We're not ready to go that far. But it's worth noting.