Whether or not he likes it or not, Le’Veon Bell wants to come back to the belief that he’ll doubtless be donning inexperienced and white for the remainder of the season.

Bell is sad in New York and, frankly, it’s onerous guilty him at this level. After vowing to make him a focus of the offense all through coaching camp, Adam Gase has accomplished a horrible job of maximizing his star working again. Bell noticed solely 14 touches in his return to motion in opposition to the Cardinals on Sunday, which isn’t going to fulfill any participant who’s established as a No. 1 working again — particularly a pass-catching again anticipating to see multiple ball thrown his manner.

“They had been getting the security working down on him as an alternative of the linebackers,” Gase stated, per ESPN’s Wealthy Cimini. “We preferred his matchup in opposition to the linebackers, however they had been utilizing the safeties slightly bit with him. I noticed that and doubtless acquired away from him slightly bit. That’s simply type of the circulation of the sport, the way it felt.”

Bell’s Twitter exercise signifies that he needs out. The commerce deadline is 2 weeks away and it’s secure to imagine the 0-5 Jets will think about all commerce prospects, together with ones that includes Bell. That doesn’t imply New York goes to maneuver the disgruntled Bell, although.

Joe Douglas goes to do what’s finest for the Jets. He established that with the way in which he dealt with the Jamal Adams saga. If Bell’s market doesn’t internet a return Douglas is happy with, he’ll maintain onto him till a suggestion to his liking presents itself. But it surely’s extra doubtless the 28-year-old again finds himself on the chopping block this offseason than on the commerce block this season.

It’s onerous to see any contender making a transfer for Bell on the deadline. His 2020 base wage is $8.5 million and he’s assured $5 million on the deadline. No group with any regard for its wage cap state of affairs will commerce for that price ticket with out the Jets both consuming cash or throwing in a late-round draft decide as a sweetener — one thing Douglas is unlikely to do given his affinity for draft picks.

Operating backs don’t have nice worth on the commerce market as it’s as of late. The place has change into considered as an expendable one the place gamers might be cycled out and in — Broncos working again Melvin Gordon can attest to that given his expertise being pushed to the facet with the Chargers final season. With that in thoughts, why would any contender make a transfer for Bell? It’s not like he has proven glimpses of the playmaking means he placed on show all through his profession with the Steelers currently. Think about his current harm historical past and a commerce turns into even much less doubtless than it already is.

Except Douglas and the Jets are prepared to take a lesser return and eat some money to get Bell off the books, odds are he isn’t going anyplace simply but. That could be a actuality he’s going to have to come back to grips with.