Joel Bell Explained

Joel Bell
Number:65, 68, 73
Position1:Offensive tackle
Birth Date:29 July 1985
Birth Place:Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:315
College:Furman
Playing Team1:Buffalo Bills
Playing Years2:–
Playing Team2:Saskatchewan Roughriders
Playing Team3:Las Vegas Locomotives
Playing Team4:Edmonton Eskimos
Career Highlights:
  • 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Project: Joel Bell took the long road. Buffalo Bills. en-US. 2020-04-24.
  2. Web site: Spartanburg product Bell gets 3-year deal with Bills. Boyntoneric.boynton@shj.com. Eric. GoUpstate. en. 2020-04-24.
  3. Web site: Furman Football Signs 14 to National Letters-of-Intent.
  4. Web site: Furman's William Middleton and Joel Bell Land Sports Network First Team All-America Honors. 2009-01-06. Furman. en. 2020-04-24.
  5. Web site: South Carolina All-State College Football Team: 6 repeat selections, all-conference players highlight annual exclusive gridiron squad.
  6. Web site: Furman, Georgia Southern Standouts Ink Deals With NFL Squads.
  7. Web site: 2009 NFL Draft: Offensive Tackle Rankings. walterfootball.com. en. 2020-04-24.
  8. Web site: Joel Bell Photos Photos: 2009 NFL Scouting Combine Day 3. Zimbio. en. 2020-04-24.
  9. Web site: Furman's Bell Invited to NFL Scouting Combine.
  10. Web site: Bills release Costanzo, who's the odd man out in linebacker competition. NFL.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613221554/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d810c74ad/article/bills-release-costanzo-whos-the-odd-man-out-in-linebacker-competition. dead. June 13, 2017.
  11. Web site: Als Storm Back to Win 97th Grey Cup. 29 November 2009.
  12. Web site: 2010 Grey Cup Champions: Alouettes 21, Roughriders 18. 28 November 2010.
  13. Web site: Las Vegas Locomotives: Joel Bell Continues to Transition from CFL to UFL. Brown. Rob. Bleacher Report. en. 2020-04-24.
  14. News: A Struggling Football League Skips a Beat and Crowns a Champion. The New York Times. 22 October 2011. Tanier. Mike.
  15. Web site: Eskimos trim OL by three after medicals.
  16. Web site: Joel Bell.

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