Beau Bell (American football)

James Beaumont "Beau" Bell (born May 26, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at UNLV. Bell was also a member of the Omaha Nighthawks, Las Vegas Locomotives, Spokane Shock, BC Lions, Los Angeles Kiss and Philadelphia Soul.

For other uses, see Beau Bell (disambiguation).
Beau Bell
Bell with the Philadelphia Soul in 2017
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Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1986-05-26) May 26, 1986
Tustin, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Tustin (Tustin, California)
College:UNLV
NFL Draft:2008 / Round: 4 / Pick: 104
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:3
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:255.5
Sacks:49.5
Interceptions:3
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

Bell played high school football at Tustin High School in Tustin, California.

College career

Bell played inside linebacker at UNLV. Bell was the 2007 Mountain West Conference Defensive MVP. He played 41 games at UNLV and started 26. He was named league player of the week four times, tying the school record set by former Rebel Randall Cunningham.[1]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Bell was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round (104th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.[2] He was waived on September 5, 2009

Omaha Nighthawks

Bell signed with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League on August 12, 2010.

BC Lions

On May 17, 2012, Bell was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.[3]

Philadelphia Soul

On February 20, 2015, Bell was traded to the Philadelphia Soul in exchange for Derrick Ross.[4] On January 28, 2016, Bell was assigned to the Soul for the 2016 season. On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42.[5] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[6] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[7]

Post-playing career

In March 2018, it was announced that Bell had joined the Albany Empire as the team's Director of Player Personnel and Pass Rush Coordinator.[8] In 2019, Bell returned to the Philadelphia Soul and was Promoted to General Manager / Assistant Head Coach.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-07-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Browns trade up, get Bell" Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, http://ClevelandBrowns.com
  3. Lions Add Trio of Linebackers
  4. Ryan Venezia (February 20, 2015). "Soul trade FB Ross for LB Bell". www.philly.com. Interstate General Media, LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. "Soul Defeat Rattlers, 56-42, to Claim AFL Crown". arenafootball.com. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  7. "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  8. "ALBANY EMPIRE NAMES BEAU BELL AS DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL". thealbanyempire.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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