[hide] The Pittsburgh Steelers have officially placed the franchise tag on running back Le’Veon Bell.

The tag for Bell is at the tune of $14.544 million.

The two sides failed to come close to a deal prior to today’s deadline and there are little expectations inside the Steelers organization a deal will happen by the mid-July deadline.

Bell is considered highly likely to play on the tag for a second straight year. [/hide]