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User Trade

Pioneers receive:
LG Andy Christensen (88 overall, 32 years old)
Jags 2nd round pick (61st overall)

Steelers receive:
HB Le'Veon Bell (86 overall, 24 years old)
Dolphins 3rd round pick (96th overall)

Pioneers incur a $1.01 mil cap penalty next season to make an originally $4.25 mil cap hit into $4.37 mil
Steelers incur a $2.26 mil cap penalty next season to make an originally $5.50 mil cap hit into $3.24 mil

The Pioneers are under new management and had no plans on continuing to have Bell as their starter. He had posted roughly 5.0 YPC as a backup in his first two seasons, but he had dipped to under 4.0 in his half-season as a starter last season for a Pioneers offense that cratered. G Andy Christensen isn't exactly a good fit for the Pioneers, and he has a career line of 110 blocks to 27 sacks allowed, but he can be a swing OL when injuries occur. They essentially did this to buy a pick upgrade as new management continues to remake the team in their image.

The Steelers were looking to unload Christensen, and they did so at little risk. They saved a little over $2 mil in cap space and added a high-end HB backup at a fraction of what someone of his rating would cost on the market. Given incumbent Jamario Thomas' injury history, there is a path here to where Bell is ultimately Jamario's successor. At worst, they get a high-end backup for a season for a player they didn't want, cap relief, and trading back one round from the end of the 2nd to the end of the 3rd.

Both parties were aware of the financial implications, player performances, and what each side were looking for in a trade. This trade is now official.
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