Quinton Bell
 Bell with the Falcons in 2022 | |||||
| No. 56 – Miami Dolphins | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | May 9, 1996 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Costa Mesa (Costa Mesa, California) | ||||
| College: | Prairie View A&M (2015–2018) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2019 / round: 7 / pick: 230 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2024 | |||||
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Quinton Bell (born May 9, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Prairie View A&M.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+3⁄8 in (1.91 m) |
238 lb (108 kg) |
4.53 s | 7.25 s | 41.0 in (1.04 m) |
11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
23 reps | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Bell was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round with the 230th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.[2] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and re-signed to the practice squad.[3][4] He was released on October 15.[5]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]On November 5, 2019, Bell was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 30, 2019.
Bell was waived by the Buccaneers on October 26, 2020,[7] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[8]
On February 9, 2021, Bell re-signed with the Buccaneers.[9] He was waived on August 22, 2021.[10]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On September 1, 2021, Bell was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022.[12]
Bell made the Falcons roster in 2022, playing three games before being waived on November 5, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[13][14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[15] He was waived on April 14, 2023.[16]
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Bell was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on August 19, 2023.[17] He was released on August 29, 2023.[18]
Miami Dolphins
[edit]On October 17, 2023, Bell was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.[19] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Bell has a son born January 19, 2023, .[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "2019 NFL Draft Scout Quinton Bell College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Zwerneman, Brent (April 27, 2019). "Raiders select Prairie View A&M DE Quinton Bell in final round". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Tyler J. (September 2, 2019). "Raiders finalize 10-man practice squad". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Damien, Levi (October 15, 2019). "Raiders cut 7th round rookie Quinton Bell from practice squad, add Kendall Donnerson". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Scott (November 6, 2019). "Bucs Place TE Antony Auclair on IR, Restock OLB Depth". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "Quinton Bell: Waived by Tampa Bay". CBSSports.com. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ @ScottSBucs (October 28, 2020). "The Buccaneers have brought OLB Quinton Bell back to the practice squad. He was waived from the active roster at the start of the week. Bell played in the first five games of the season on special teams" (Tweet). Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ Smith, Scott (February 9, 2021). "Bucs Sign 11 to Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Scott (August 22, 2021). "Bucs Waive Five In Advance of 80-Man Deadline". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons sign 15 to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons sign 17 to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com. January 10, 2022.
- ^ Bair, Scott (November 5, 2022). "Cordarrelle Patterson activated off IR among flurry of Falcons roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Bair, Scott (November 8, 2022). "Falcons place offensive lineman on IR, sign safety off practice squad among other roster moves". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Deighton, John (January 9, 2023). "Falcons sign 18 players to Reserve/Future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ @ScottBairNFL (April 14, 2023). "Official Atlanta Falcons moves from Friday. The team has signed OLB Bud Dupree and has released OLB Quinton Bell, DL Amani Bledsoe and S Jovante Moffatt" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Kracz, Ed (August 19, 2023). "Eagles Cut McPhearson & Greedy Among Roster Moves: Cutdown Tracker". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ Spadaro, Dave; McPherson, Chris (August 29, 2023). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Practice Squad Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. October 17, 2023.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Sign 8 to Future Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Birth Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved June 6, 2024.