Le'Veon Bell

The Chiefs declared RB Le'Veon Bell inactive for Week 6 against the Bills.

Fantasy Impact

Bell wasn't eligible to play this week due to the league's COVID-19 protocols. The newly signed RB will make his Chiefs debut in Week 7 against the Broncos. Monday's game against the Bills is Clyde Edwards-Helaire's final chance to show what he can do in a feature-back role.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced they've officially signed Le'Veon Bell.

Fantasy Impact

In a corresponding move, the Chiefs placed G Kelechi Osemele has been placed on Injured Reserve. Bell signed a one-year deal worth up to $1.69M and lands in a favorable landing spot for fantasy managers. It remains to be seen what his role will be beyond Week 6 as he'll need to log practice time and get acclimated with the Chiefs playbook.

New Chiefs RB Le’Veon Bell has signed a one-year deal worth up to $1.69M with Kansas City.

Fantasy Impact

That includes a pro-rated $1M base along with up to $1M in incentives. Since he’s missed five Chiefs games thus far, his base salary will be $690,000, not the full $1M. Bell is now set to become a free agent in 2021 at 29 years old.

Per sources filed to ESPN, free agent and former Jets RB Le’Veon Bell is expected to sign a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Fantasy Impact

And there it is. Bell is expected to join the Chiefs in hopes of winning a championship with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid. He won’t play in Week 6 against the Bills due to league protocols, but expect him to be ready to roll in Week 7 when the Chiefs travel to Denver to take on the Broncos. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who has handled a huge workload for the Chiefs in his rookie season, will likely give up a few snaps in favor of Bell, who is going to get every opportunity to show he’s still a very viable back in this league. Edwards-Helaire likely drops down to a high-end RB2 with the Bell signing, and Bell likely has solid flex appeal with obvious RB2 upside given his body of work and level of talent. Darrel Williams is likely relegated to a very limited role now that Bell is a part of the running backs room in Kansas City.

Michael Girardi of NFL Network reports the Miami Dolphins are "waving around" a fair amount of money in Le'Veon Bell's direction.

Fantasy Impact

Girardi adds that the Chiefs thought they had a deal done with Bell on Wednesday night, but the bidding continues. It was reported earlier today that Bell was deciding between the Chiefs, Dolphins, and Bills. Wherever he lands, the fantasy value of a current running back is going to change drastically.