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David Bell (American football)
American football player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Kyreem Bell (born December 14, 2000) is a former American professional football wide receiver who played his entire four year National Football League (NFL) career for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected by the Browns in the 2022 NFL draft.
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Early life
Bell grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and attended Warren Central High School.[1][2] As a junior, Bell recorded 52 catches for 1,075 yards and 11 touchdowns.[3][4] He was also a member of Warren Central's undefeated Class 4A State Championship Basketball team.[5] As a senior, Bell caught 85 passes for 1,542 yards and 22 touchdowns and was named the Marion County Athlete of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year by The Indianapolis Star as well as the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year as the Warriors went on to win the 6A State Title.[6][7] Rated the best recruit in Indiana by several outlets,[which?] Bell committed to play college football at Purdue over offers from Penn State and Ohio State during the All-American Bowl.[8]
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Bell became a starter at wide receiver as a true freshman. Bell was named the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week four times, including after catching nine passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns on October 12, 2019, against Maryland.[9] He finished the season with 86 receptions for 1,035 yards and seven touchdowns and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[10]
Bell was named the Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for the first week of his sophomore season after catching 13 passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns in a 24–20 win over Iowa.[11] He was named first-team All-Big Ten after catching 53 passes for 625 yards and eight touchdowns over six games in the team's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.[12] As a junior, Bell repeated as a first-team All-Big Ten selection and the Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year.[13] He was named as a Consensus All-American for 2021.[14]
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Cleveland Browns
Bell was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 99th overall pick in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.[17]
2022
He finished his rookie season with 24 receptions for 214 receiving yards in 16 games and three starts.[18]
2023
On December 10, 2023, Bell caught the first touchdown of his career on a 41–yard reception from Joe Flacco against the Jacksonville Jaguars.[19] He finished the 2023 season with 14 receptions for 167 yards and three touchdowns, two of which came in Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals.[20]
2024
On September 5, 2024, Bell was waived by the Browns after initially making the 53 man roster, and re-signed to the practice squad.[21][22] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, but suffered a hip injury in Week 2 and placed on season-ending injured reserve.[23]
2025
On October 14, 2025, Bell announced his retirement from professional football.[24][25]
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