bell won't get near that amount or at least not with the STEELERS. conner is providing a good 80% (or more) of Bell's production for a 15th of the price.
currently Conner is averaging 6 yds less a game running(80), 2 yds less a game receiving(41), and currently thru 10 games has the same amount of TD's as Bell had last year in 15 games
bell's BEST year averages wise- 2016- bell averaged 106yds a game rushing and 51 receiving...Conner is at a pace for 75%of the production...but again,,at 1/15th the price, Conner's Cap hit this year is 750 thousand.
bell last year was 12 MILLION.
so the question going Forward... Bell at 100% at at 5/85 with 45 mil guaranteed(say 26 million the next 2 years) or Conner at (looks up contract)1.77 million for the next 2 years-he is signed through 2020.
and using the money for OTHER quality players to improve the overall quality of the team.