It doesn't take a mathematician to add up the bottomline of a set of decisions that were motivated by financial security and come to the conclusion that Le'Veon Bell ultimately lost in holding out for a full season in the prime of his career. Pending potential disaster, which was always the stick-in-the-craw caveat that inspired one of the league's most dynamic offensive talents to sideline himself, he'd likely be a richer man down the line had he accepted the Steelers initial long-term offer. Combine that fact with the lack of compassion fans typically feel for professional athletes that look out for their own best interests, and have a formula that adds up to Le'Veon Bell becoming a punchline of a cautionary tale for the best players at a position in which age and value are basically awaiting an ugly and inevitable head-on collision. That being said, of course Le'Veon Bell doesn't regret his decision. We're talking about a guy that took a year long sabbatical from getting battered, beaten, and bruised only to return to work and guarantee himself 33 million dollars with the signing of one single signature before even having to "clock in". It might not be the most profitable one, but that sounds like a pretty fucking sweet deal to me. Forget about the opportunity cost of the franchise tag he refused to play under, because I'd be willing to bet that you can't put a price on getting out of bed every morning without aches and pains. I'm sure Le'Veon Bell missed both football and the sizable paychecks come with it, but he sure as shit didn't miss waking up every Monday feeling like he got hit by a car every Sunday. Even if you set aside the prideful principle of the matter, which really should count for something, an absolute workhorse of a back gave his body, and likely his brain, an unprecedentedly extensive chance to heal as he enjoyed the fruits of his labor that had already ripened. It's easy to look solely at the difference in money since that's what made a mess of things in the first place, but Le'Veon Bell came back from a vacation longer than most maternity leaves and, at the bare minimum, tripled his career earnings to date with one stress-free stop at his new office. If he lost then nobody is winning.
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