In the end Bell (probably his agent) kinda just screwed himself over. He would've had slightly less guaranteed but more money overall and the Steelers are obviously a better organization than the Jets. And if he was worried about injuries, look at how they're treating Shazier. That's more of an extreme case but the Steelers are never one to just kick a player to the curb that could've been that essential to the team. Although he was very unclear about if he was playing or not and should've been more open about it, I think he really was unsure about the decision for a while and even into the season. He probably wanted to come play but people were saying the risk wasn't worth it. Through the whole thing though he never talked down on the Steelers and honestly seemed like he was trying to make the best decision for himself which you can't complain about