Daniel Bell (Canadian football)

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Daniel Bell
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Bell with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2024
Personal information
Born (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 24)
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight218 lb (99 kg)
University Mount Allison
Uniform Number48
Position(s) Defensive back
StatusActive
CFL status National
CFL draft 2024, round: 4, pick: 34
Drafted by Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2024–present Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Daniel Bell (born May 17, 2001) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University career

Bell played U Sports football for the Mount Allison Mounties from 2019 to 2023. [1] After sitting out in 2020 due to the cancelled 2020 U Sports football season, he played in 30 games with the team where he had 177 tackles, six interceptions, 19 tackles for loss, and seven sacks. [2] He was the AUS most outstanding defensive player in 2021 and 2023, a First Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2021, a Second Team U Sports All-Canadian in 2023, and an AUS All-Star in each of his four seasons. [2] [3]

Professional career

Bell was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the fourth round, 34th overall, of the 2024 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 9, 2024. [3] He made the team's active roster following training camp in 2024 and had his professional debut on June 8, 2024, against the Calgary Stampeders where he recorded one special teams tackle. [4] He played in 17 regular season games where he had ten special teams tackles. [4]

References

  1. "Daniel Bell". Mount Allison Mounties . Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Football Mountie Dan Bell selected in CFL draft". Mount Allison Mounties. May 1, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign seven, including first-round draft pick Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay". 3DownNation. May 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Daniel Bell". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved January 5, 2025.