Bell was acquired on waivers by Cincinnati in December after spending time with Chicago and Atlanta during his rookie season ... A seventh-round draft pick of the Bears in 2023, he spent the first eight games of the season on Chicago's practice squad, then was signed to the Falcons' active roster and played in two games for Atlanta ... He was the first ever NFL draft pick out of Kennesaw State University, where he earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors in 2021.
Selected by Chicago in seventh round of 2023 NFL Draft (218th overall) ... Signed with Bears on 5-5-23 ... Waived by Bears on 8-29-23 ... Signed to Bears practice squad on 8-30-23 ... Signed off Bears practice squad by Atlanta on 11-1-23 ... Waived by Falcons on 12-19-23 ... Acquired by Cincinnati on waivers from Falcons on 12-20-23.
2023—Spent first eight weeks of rookie season on Chicago's practice squad, before being signed to Atlanta' active roster on Nov. 1 ... Played in two games for Atlanta, totaling two solo tackles ... Made NFL debut on Dec. 10 vs. Tampa Bay, logging one solo stop on 17 defensive snaps played ... Lined up for 13 defensive snaps on Dec. 17 at Carolina, registering another solo tackle ... Waived by Falcons on Dec. 19 and acquired on waivers by Cincinnati the following day ... Inactive for Bengals' final three games.
Played five seasons (2018-22) at Kennesaw State University, playing in 54 games ... Totaled 124 tackles, with 24.5 TFLs and 11 sacks, along with three PDs, one FF, two FRs and a blocked kick ... Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors as a senior in 2021, when he logged 25 tackles (16 solos), with six TFLs and four sacks in 12 games ... Posted career highs in sacks (five) and TFLs (nine) as a sophomore in 2019 ... In graduate season in 2022, tallied career-best 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Native of Montgomery Ala. ... Attended Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, where he played football and basketball ... Recorded 229 tackles and 20 sacks in high school career ... Logged nine sacks and 16 TFLs in senior season ... Majored in sport management at Kennesaw State ... First ever NFL draft pick out of Kennesaw State.
