Yeremiah Bell
Bell during the 2013 preseason.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 3, 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Winchester, Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Winchester (KY) Clark | ||||||||||||
| College: | Eastern Kentucky | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 213 | ||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 726 |
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| Sacks: | 13.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 54 |
| Interceptions: | 8 |
| Forced fumbles: | 9 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Yeremiah Neavius Bell (born March 3, 1978) is a former American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Kentucky and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
He also played for the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals
Bell attended George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky, where he was a three-year letterman in football as a defensive back and wide receiver. He Also lettered in basketball as well as in baseball, starting as a senior with former Major League pitcher Matt Ginter.
Bell was not highly recruited while in high school, and without a full scholarship offer he began doing hard labor in a central Kentucky steel mill for $8 per hour.
After two years of working in the steel mill, Bell enrolled at nearby Eastern Kentucky University and attempted to walk-on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team. Bell made the team, but contemplated quitting during two-a-day practices his freshman year. Eventually Bell would remain on the team and excel in the defensive backfield. In his three-year college career Bell was a finalist for the 2001 Buck Buchanan Award as the Division 1-AA Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named a 2001 All-American, two time All-Ohio Valley Conference safety (2000,01), and was the OVC defensive player of the year (2001). Before his senior season in 2002 Bell injured his knee in a pick-up basketball game ending his college career.
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