The Steelers put contract negotiations with Le’Veon Bell on hold a couple months back, which the team explained by stating it intended to first focus on free agency and the NFL Draft before moving forward on a potential extension.



Nearly two months have passed, and with it being a little more than 30 days shy of the deadline to get a new deal done, there have been no talks between the two sides a source told The Athletic on Wednesday.



So much for getting it rolling again following the draft.



While it’s not necessarily unusual for a team and a player to go long periods of time without having meaningful dialogue about a potential contract extension, it surely doesn’t paint a positive outlook of the two sides agreeing to terms before 4 p.m. on July 16 — the deadline for franchise players to sign an extension.



If Bell doesn’t sign by the deadline, he will play on the franchise tag for the second straight year, this time for...