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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 23, 1983 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Phoenix, Arizona | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Arizona | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 1,475 |
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Average: | 3.7 |
Rushing touchdowns: | 14 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Michael Steven "Mike" Bell (born April 23, 1983) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League from 2006 to 2011. Bell was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2006 and later played for the Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, and Detroit Lions.. He played college football at Arizona.
Bell went to Desert Horizon before playing for Tolleson Union High School a western suburb of Phoenix, where he both became the second player in Arizona history to have rushed for over 2,000 yards in back to back seasons, as well as obtaining the second-highest career total of 4,692 yards rushing in Arizona. He was named Player of the Year in his senior year by The Arizona Republic.
Bell played college football for the University of Arizona, where he rushed for 3,163 yards and 17 touchdowns in four years, three as the starter. In his senior year, he rushed for 153 yards in sixteen attempts in a surprising 52-14 rout of the then-undefeated UCLA Bruins. Bell is third all-time in the college's history in rushing yards.
Bell entered the 2006 NFL Draft, but went undrafted. He was signed as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2006 by the Denver Broncos.