The Kansas City Chiefs recently added free agent RB Le’Veon Bell to the mix after he was released by the New York Jets. Despite there being reports of a bidding war for Bell’s services, Brett Veach and his front office managed to get him under contract on a very affordable one-year deal.
Bell signed a one-year contract worth $1,050,000 according to Spotrac. The base salary of the contract will be prorated based on the five games that he has already played for the Jets this season. This means he’ll only early just under $680K in base salary in Kansas City.
Here are the base salary and cap numbers of the deal:
| Year | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Dead Cap |
| 2020 | $679,412 | $679,411 | – |
The contract also comes with up to $1 million in playing time and playoff incentives. Bell will have every bit of motivation to be the best version of himself on the Chiefs in order to earn those incentives.
The great news about this contract is that it keeps his cap hit low. The Chiefs had $6.7 million in cap space prior to signing Bell. This move should leave enough money in the bank for the Chiefs to be active at the trade deadline and if other free agents become available.
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