| No. 63 St. Louis Rams | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 2, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Miami University | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the Tennessee Titans | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games Played | 109 |
| Games Started | 100 |
| Fumbles Recovered | 3 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jacob Bell (born March 2, 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football guard for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Miami University.
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Bell was born on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio before moving to Cleveland Heights in his youth. He displayed an interest in sports from early on, of which football was one of his favorites. He attended Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland, Ohio) before winning a scholarship at Miami University in Ohio.
He played in 39 games with 38 starts at Miami University, gaining starting experience at left tackle (13 games), right tackle (two) and right guard (23). As senior, started all 14 games at right guard and earned first-team All-MAC honors en route to conference championship. Helped Redhawks set school and conference records for most points (553) and most total yards (7,016). Also helped team set school record for rushing touchdowns in season (34). As junior, started first two contests at left tackle before shifting to right guard, where he started nine of next 10 games. Started every game as redshirt freshman at left tackle and gained two starts there as sophomore. He graduated with degree in sport organization.
2004 pre-draft workouts, Bell was timed in 4.98 seconds in the 40-yard dash, performed 30 bench press repetitions of 225 pounds and posted a 32-inch vertical leap.
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| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6-4¾ * | 302 lb * | 4.98 ** | 1.80 * | 3.02 * | X | X | 32" ** | X | 30 ** | 22 * |
(* represents NFL Combine; **represents Miami (OH) Pro Day)
He signed a three-year $1.1 million contract with the Titans as a rookie in 2004. As a rookie in 2004, Bell played in 15 games with 14 starts at left guard before tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament against Denver (12/25). En route to being named to All-Rookie teams of ESPN.com, Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly, helped Chris Brown rush for 1,067 yards and protected Steve McNair and Billy Volek as they combined for 3,829 passing yards. In 2005 Bell played in nine games with one start at right tackle at Pittsburgh (9/11/2005). He also saw action at right guard, left tackle and on special teams. In 2006, started 13 games at left guard and two games at right tackle as he helped pave way for fifth ranked rushing attack in NFL and five 200-yard rushing games which ranked second in the NFL. Bell helped Travis Henry amass 1,211 rushing yards and opened rushing lanes for Offensive Rookie of the Year Vince Young as he gained 552 rushing yards, becoming the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era to reach 500 rushing yards.
In 2007, Bell signed a one-year $1.85 million tender offer as a restricted free agent.[1] In 2007 Bell played in a career-high 16 games with 16 starts…also started in Titans’ playoff contest. He opened holes for rushing attack that ranked fifth in the NFL gaining 2,109 yards (131.8 yards per game) behind RB LenDale White’s career-high 1,110 yards.
On March 3, 2008, he signed a six-year $36 million deal with the St. Louis Rams. The deal contains $13 million guaranteed, including a $7 million signing bonus.[2] In 2008 Bell played in 13 games with 13 starts