The NFL world was hit with a bombshell on Friday morning when ESPN's Dan Fraziano reported Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Ball is facing a four-game suspension after violating the league's substance-abuse policy, a result of not taking a mandatory drug test.

While Bell will certainly appeal the suspension, it seems likely he will be out for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season. So let's take a look at how this impacts Bell and the rest of the Steelers' offense.

1. Le'Veon Bell Should Remain a Top RB Target

While only having Bell for 12 games this season is a blow for fantasy owners, he is still set to be active for the more important stretch of the fantasy season. While starting out on a high note is nice, the important stretch of games comes in the middle and late stretch of the season when fantasy playoff spots are decided and it would have been a much more critical time to lose Bell.

In his return from a torn MCL and PCL, the four games does give him some extended time for the knee to completely heal. Even with Bell expected to be ready for training camp, the four-game absence could help with less tread on the knee ligaments.

Bell is an elite fantasy running back, arguably the best in the league given his work in the passing game. A four-game absence shouldn't take him out of the top-five and he could present a bargain in fantasy drafts if other owners let him slip. Don't avoid Bell, good managers can easily work around the first four games without him then have a No.1 running back when he returns.

2. Ben Roethlisberger's Certainty as a Top-Seven QB Takes a Hit

While Roethlisberger has shown he can still put up great numbers as long as he has Antonio Brown, he will now be without two key players to that offense to start the season. Bell's absence takes away a major threat to the running game and a pass-catching back that defenses had to gameplan for, while Big Ben will also be without Martavis Bryant who is serving a season-long suspension.

Roethlisberger wasn't exactly the most consistent quarterback either last season as eDraft's fantasy consistency tool shows. He was 14th amongst QBs this year in consistency of games with over 300 yards and two touchdowns, and those games came with Bell and Bryant.

Given Roethlisberger's injury history, the absence of Bell for the first four games and Bryant being out for the entire season, Roethlisberger is a risky quarterback as a top-six quarterback option. Fantasy owners could be better off using that pick on a running back or wide receiver, then taking a quarterback like Philip Rivers or Derek Carr later in the draft.

3. DeAngelo Williams Gains Value, But Don't Overdraft

In the moments following the news, fantasy owners started screaming Williams' name and his ADP is surely to sky rocket, arguably into the fourth or fifth round. Yes, Williams was excellent last season when he filled in for Bell as the Steelers starting running back, but it's also important to remember that Williams is now 33 and that is several years past the drop off when most running backs seem to die off.

Given the amount of carries he will see as Pittsburgh's starter, Williams ADP should jump jump from where he was now going outside the top 30 of running backs, but fantasy owners who reach for him off of last year's surprise should prepare themselves for some regression.