The Le’Veon Bell suspension is starting to feel like a soap opera. From Mark Madden reporting it as a rumor to Bell’s denial and now his confidence that it will be overturned, and everything in between, it has never really felt like we heard the whole story.

Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports was able to spend a day at Steelers training camp and got to talk to Bell. He came away from his stay in Latrobe with the impression that many in the organization feel the four-game suspension won’t be the final verdict in this matter.

La Canfora wrote:

If Le’Veon Bell has his four-game suspension reduced, which many believe will happen, it’s truly scary to contemplate the heights this offense could attain.

It would be the second year in a row Bell had a suspension reduced upon appeal. His initial ban to start the 2015 season was for three games but it was lowered to two after appeal.

He also mentioned that 1,500 yards for Bell this season is not out of the question. For Bell to hit 1,500 yards in 12 the games he would have to average 125 yards per game, which would be the tenth best average in league history.

Later he goes on to say, “Some in the organization are quietly hopeful that Bell’s suspension could end up lessened on appeal. They are operating internally right now as if they definitely will not have the star running back for Week 1, but if he was back by Week 3, some wouldn’t be stunned here.”

Mentioning specifically that the Steelers are “quietly hopeful” after previously saying that many believe the suspension will be reduced implies that the many people he is referring to are outside the organization. Add in the lofty expectations for Bell this season, and it is safe to say LaCanfora feels pretty confident in his assessment.

Take that information how you want, and only time will tell, but good news could be on the way.