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7 Free Agent running backs the Philadelphia Eagles could target

By Justin Grasso

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: LeGarrette Blount #29 of the Detroit Lions runs with the ball in front of Tre Boston #33 of the Arizona Cardinals in the first half during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on December 09, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 09: LeGarrette Blount #29 of the Detroit Lions runs with the ball in front of Tre Boston #33 of the Arizona Cardinals in the first half during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on December 09, 2018 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 10: Le’Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball against Michael Pierce #97 of the Baltimore Ravens in the second half during the game at Heinz Field on December 10, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 10: Le’Veon Bell #26 of the Pittsburgh Steelers carries the ball against Michael Pierce #97 of the Baltimore Ravens in the second half during the game at Heinz Field on December 10, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /

Le’Veon Bell

Age: 27

Last Team: Pittsburgh Steelers

Obviously, former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell is the best back available. I wouldn’t even limit to just calling him a running back. He’s a running back, wide receiver and an excellent blocker all mixed in one. Unfortunately, there are two reasons why the Eagles would shy away from Bell.

One reason is that he wants a TON of guaranteed money. Seeing as though Bell demands a lot from a position where the Eagles tend to neglect when it comes to money, it seems highly unlikely that a guy like Bell makes them change their minds in a sense. The second reason would be that Bell needs a backfield to himself, while the Eagles run an unpredictable rotation.

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I can see it now; the Eagles sign Le’Veon Bell and somehow Corey Clement and Wendell Smallwood out-carry him because “that was just the flow of the game.” Do we honestly trust the Eagles to spend $50 million on a guy just so Duce Staley can completely avoid him with the rotations for whatever reason? It’s pointless. Le’Veon Bell to Philly is a pipe dream. But hey, we’ll leave the door open to the opportunity.

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