Joel Bell
No. 65
Born: (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985
Cleveland, Ohio
Career information
Position(s)OT
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight315 lb (143 kg)
CollegeFurman
Career history
As player
2009Buffalo Bills
2009–2011Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011Las Vegas Locomotives
2012Edmonton 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 who 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]

References

  1. ↑ "The Project: Joel Bell took the long road". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ↑ Boyntoneric.boynton@shj.com, Eric. "Spartanburg product Bell gets 3-year deal with Bills". GoUpstate. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  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. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  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 2020-04-24.
  8. ↑ "Joel Bell Photos Photos: 2009 NFL Scouting Combine Day 3". Zimbio. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. ↑ "Furman's Bell Invited to NFL Scouting Combine".
  10. ↑ "Bills release Costanzo, who's the odd man out in linebacker competition". NFL.com.
  11. ↑ "Als Storm Back to Win 97th Grey Cup". 29 November 2009.
  12. ↑ "2010 Grey Cup Champions: Alouettes 21, Roughriders 18". 28 November 2010.
  13. ↑ Brown, Rob. "Las Vegas Locomotives: Joel Bell Continues to Transition from CFL to UFL". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  14. ↑ Tanier, Mike (22 October 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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