Report: Steelers' Bell skipped nearly all of walk-through prior to Jaguars game

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell has come under fire for a pair of decisions he made prior to the team's AFC divisional-round loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Bell skipped all but the final five minutes of the Saturday walk-through and arrived later than the deadline imposed by coach Mike Tomlin for gamedays on Sunday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.

Tomlin requires players and staff to be present at least two hours before kickoff.

The Steelers will have plenty of time to talk to Bell after the third-seeded Jaguars posted a 45-42 win to advance to the AFC Championship Game.

Pittsburgh once again can opt to apply the franchise tag to Bell, although it will cost $14.57 million. The 25-year-old earned $12.1 million on the franchise tag this season.

Bell sat out most of this offseason after being tagged.

He told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler last week that he would "definitely consider" sitting out the 2018 season or even retire, although he later backed off those comments.

Bell rushed 321 times for 1,291 yards in the regular season and also reeled in 85 passes for 655 yards. He scored 11 touchdowns.