Once again, not sure why people care about his business decision as it doesn't effect you in anyway. It was HIS choice.
This is the way he probably saw it.
1. He signs the tag, plays well, stays healthy, and signs a long term contract in the offseason with another team. That's the ideal scenario
2. He signs the tag, gets tons of carries, gets a serious injury, and now enters free agency as a 27 year old RB whos injured and has a TON of miles on him.
I can definitely see why he chose to sit out from a business standpoint.
OK he lost 14 mil this year. But he would have lost possibly a lot more if he blows an Achilles or ACL.
The perfect example is Earl Thomas. We'll see how much it effects him going into FA. If he gets like a 1 or 2 year deal with barely any guarantees, then Bell absolutely made the right decision from the business side. I understand Thomas is 3 years older than Bell, but it is all relative in terms of position as most RBS don't get big contracts heading into their late 20s, especially coming off a big injury.