During the offseason, one of the major potential targets for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when it came to possible acquisitions outside of their build was Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl running back Le’Veon Bell. It wasn’t likely, however, before the team drafted running back Ronald Jones, the thought process did line up in terms of need. But, after the Steelers gave Bell their franchise tag for the second year in a row, the chances of Bell being a Buccaneers seemed all but dashed.

However, when the season began, Bell did not report to the Steelers, after sitting out for the entire preseason, and to this day has yet to report and sign his tag.

According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, that has left the Steelers open to possibly trading Bell.

As of today, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has reported that the Buccaneers are one of three teams rumored as a fit for a Bell trade. The other two teams are the New York Jets and the Indianapolis Colts.

Bell’s talent is certainly alluring, but one NFL general manager told ESPN that Bell’s financial demands — believed to be more than $15 million per year — would make a trade tough to find value for. Bell is bound by the terms of the tag for 2018, so any team that trade for him must wait until 2019 to sign him to an extension. The Buccaneers currently have just over $8 mil in cap room, so the move itself would take some shifting of the roster. Plus, the Buccaneers would have to make some tough decisions with some of their own guys over the next year or two (Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Kwon Alexander and even Jameis Winston), if they were to acquire Bell.

But would it be worth it, especially after the 2-0 start?