Yeah from everything that's been going around, the whole Steelers organization is a mess. Rapelisburger walking around like an owner. You got former players ripping Tomlin. Yeah, I don't blame Bell or Brown for wanting to get the hell out, no matter the cost.
And for Bell, I never really thought it was all about the money...RB's in this league have such a short lifespan normally, and the Steelers controlling him for that extra season would've pushed back his eventual long term deal even further. Now he's got a year that he wasn't getting beat to hell, which theoretically means he can last a year longer than he otherwise would've.