Broncos Want to Trade Mike Bell

Remember last year, how Broncos coach Mike Shanahan put undrafted rookie Mike Bell at the top of the team's running back depth chart, and all of a sudden fantasy players were scrambling to grab him, on the theory that whoever plays running back for the Broncos is guaranteed to have a good year?

Well, this year fantasy players are scrambling to dump him. As are the Broncos. He's been moved to fullback, and Pro Football Talk is reporting that the Broncos are trying to trade him.

Shanahan just doesn't feel the need to keep running backs around. He's already traded his top back from last year, Tatum Bell, and he's apparently happy to have free agent acquisition Travis Henry carry the load this year, with some help from undrafted rookie Selvin Young.

But would any team want to trade for Mike Bell? He was a decent player last year -- advanced stats show he was more effective than Tatum Bell -- but there's a perception around the league that assuming a running back will be productive in another offense because he's productive in Denver is a sure way to end up with a running back who can't run. The Broncos aren't likely to get much for Bell.