Joel Bell

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Joel Bell
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Bell with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2010
Born: (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 (age 39)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s) OT
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
College Furman
Career history
As player
2009 Buffalo Bills
2009–2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011 Las Vegas Locomotives
2012 Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • All-American FCS, Associated Press, Land Sports Network (2008)
  • Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2008)
  • College Sporting News FCS Fabulous 50 Team (2008)
  • 2× First-team All-SoCon (2007, 2008)
  • South Carolina All-State College Football Team (2007)
  • Second-team All-SoCon (2006)
  • SoCon Freshman of the Week vs. Hofstra (2005)

Joel Bell (born July 29, 1985) is a former American football offensive lineman. He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2009. [1] [2]

In 2004 Bell accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Furman University in Greenville, SC. [3] From 2006 to 2008 as left tackle, he captured All-Conference honors each year as well as All-American honors and the Jacobs Blocking Trophy his senior year. [4] Bell was also named to the 2007 South Carolina All-State Football Team and the 2008 College Sporting News FCS Fabulous 50 Team. [5] [6] In 2009 Bell played in the Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Classic and was invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine. [7] [8] [9] After a short stint with the Buffalo Bills in 2009 where chronic injuries lead to Bell's release, he helped lead the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League to two back-to-back Grey Cup appearances. [10] [11] [12] In the 2011 UFL Draft, Bell was chosen fifth overall by the Las Vegas Locomotives and helped the team to the championship that year. [13] [14] After suffering what would be a career ending injury, Bell spent the 2012 season on injury reserve with the Edmonton Eskimos. [15] Since finishing his football career, he has completed two master's degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and begun a doctorate from Christ Church, University of Oxford in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Project: Joel Bell took the long road". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Boyntoneric.boynton@shj.com, Eric. "Spartanburg product Bell gets 3-year deal with Bills". GoUpstate. Retrieved April 24, 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Furman Football Signs 14 to National Letters-of-Intent".
  4. ↑ "Furman's William Middleton and Joel Bell Land Sports Network First Team All-America Honors". Furman. January 6, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ "South Carolina All-State College Football Team: 6 repeat selections, all-conference players highlight annual exclusive gridiron squad".
  6. ↑ "Furman, Georgia Southern Standouts Ink Deals With NFL Squads".
  7. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft: Offensive Tackle Rankings". walterfootball.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Joel Bell Photos Photos: 2009 NFL Scouting Combine Day 3". Zimbio. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Furman's Bell Invited to NFL Scouting Combine".
  10. ↑ "Bills release Costanzo, who's the odd man out in linebacker competition". NFL.com . Archived from the original on June 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Als Storm Back to Win 97th Grey Cup". November 29, 2009.
  12. ↑ "2010 Grey Cup Champions: Alouettes 21, Roughriders 18". November 28, 2010.
  13. ↑ Brown, Rob. "Las Vegas Locomotives: Joel Bell Continues to Transition from CFL to UFL". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ Tanier, Mike (October 22, 2011). "A Struggling Football League Skips a Beat and Crowns a Champion". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ "Eskimos trim OL by three after medicals".
  16. ↑ "Joel Bell".


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