Le'Veon Bell received the franchise tag from the Steelers on Tuesday and his status is unlikely to be resolved quickly.

Bell and the Steelers have until mid-July to agree upon a long-term deal, or he'd play under the tag of $14.544 million.

Bell even suggested he could sit out the 2018 season.

"Yeah, the franchise tag deadline is on Tuesday, and I don’t think we’re gonna have a deal done by Tuesday," said Bell. "So I’m probably gonna end up getting tagged. And then, we’ll still try to work out a long-term deal."

"But obviously, when the end of July comes, wherever we’re at… if I sign, everybody’ll be happy, but if not, I guess I gotta play it by ear. If I’ll be out till Week One, if I’ll be out till Week Ten, or if I’m gonna be out there at all. It depends on how I feel at that time and moment."

Last season, Bell reported a few days before Week 1.