New Kansas City Chiefs running back LeVeon Bell will have a $1 million base wage together with up to $1 million in playing time and playoff incentives, a source told ESPNs Jeremy Fowler.
The base wage will be prorated for the five video games Bell was not on the Chiefs, indicating he will make around $690,000. He can make as much as $1.69 million in total this season with Kansas City before hitting 2021 free agency at age 29.
Bell signed with the Chiefs on Thursday, 2 days after he was launched by the New York Jets, ending a 19-month period that was filled with frustration.
Bell, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, was a frustration since signing a four-year, $52.5 million agreement last year with the Jets, balancing just 3.3 backyards per carry– 51st out of 53 certifying runners in the NFL during that period.
The Jets are accountable for the remaining $6 million on Bells 2020 base pay, however there is a balanced out clause that will defray it by the quantity of the income on his brand-new agreement with the Chiefs.
