Le'Veon Bell

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell will report to the team next Friday.

Fantasy Impact

On his personal Twitter account, Bell tweeted that he will report to the Steelers on Sept. 1, Rapoport is confirming. As expected, Bell is not holding out and will play the 2017 season under the fully guaranteed franchise tender, which he has yet to sign. Expect Bell to officially sign the tag upon his arrival to the team next Friday.

Le'Veon Bell is expected to miss the Steelers' third preseason game, but he's also expected to report to camp soon after that game.

Fantasy Impact

The expectation all along has been that Bell would report prior to the start of the season. While he isn't likely to see preseason action Week 4, he will have a few weeks to work with his teammates to prepare for the start of the regular season. His holdout has not kept him from being including as one of the top players selected this fantasy draft season.

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell will report to the team before the start of the regular season.

Fantasy Impact

Bell, who remains unsigned -- he has yet to sign his franchise tag -- is expected to report to the team before Week 1, per Schefter. However, the NFL Insider is uncertain about just when that will occur. Since Bell is unsigned, he is not obligated to be at camp. He'll likely report toward the end of the month, similar to Eric Berry in 2016.

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that because Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell has yet to sign his franchise tag, he is not expected to report to training camp.

Fantasy Impact

It comes to no surprise that Bell is expected to be a no-show at camp. Not only did Bell and the Steelers fail to come to terms on a long-term deal by the July 17 deadline for franchise tagged players to receive an extension, but he still hasn't signed his tender. However, there has not been any rumors that the elusive rusher will hold out and he could wait until mid-August to ultimately report, as many veterans choose to do in his situation. Rookie James Connor and Fitzgerald Toussaint could see extended reps with the first team while Bell is absent.

Pittsburgh Steelers beat writer Jeremy Fowler is reporting running back Le'Veon Bell (groin) is "fully recovered" from offseason groin surgery and "should be ready" for training camp.

Fantasy Impact

With Bell's contract status behind us -- he'll play the 2017 season under the franchise tag -- the focus is put back on the elusive rusher's health. After undergoing groin surgery early in the offseason, Bell is "fully recovered" and would be ready for the start of training camp next week if he was to report. However, because he has yet to sign his fully guaranteed $12.1 million tender, he is not obligated to arrive at camp with the rest of the club. Per reports, he is not expected to sign his tender until "mid-to-late August."