Bell was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos on September 24, 2008. He was promoted to the active roster on October 27 after an injury to cornerbackChamp Bailey. In his rookie season, Bell appeared in nine games (five starts) and recorded 34 tackles and four pass deflections. He was waived/injured and subsequently placed on injured reserve on September 4, 2009. On September 10, 2009, the Broncos reached an injury settlement with Bell and released him.[1]
Green Bay Packersedit
On November 23, 2009, the Green Bay Packers signed Bell after losing Al Harris to a season-ending injury.[2] On August 10, 2010, Bell was placed on Injured Reserve.[3]
BC Lionsedit
Bell signed with the BC Lions on May 22, 2012, and played with the club for two seasons. In his first season in BC Bell only saw limited playing time on both defense and special teams. In his second year in the CFL, Bell recorded 45 tackles and 1 interception.
Calgary Stampedersedit
On February 12, 2014, Bell signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders, reuniting him with former defensive coordinator, Rich Stubler.[4] Bell started all 18 games at defensive back for the Stamps in the 2014 CFL season. He finished the season with 56 tackles, 2 special teams tackles and 2 interceptions. On February 26, 2015, Bell and the Stamps agreed to a contract extension.[5]
Bell announced his retirement as a player on February 1, 2018.[6]
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Calgary Stampedersedit
On the same day that he retired as a player, Bell joined the Calgary Stampeders' staff as the new defensive backs coach for the 2018 season.[6] In his first year as a coach, he won his second Grey Cup championship following a Stampeders win in the 106th Grey Cup game. Following the cancelled 2020 CFL season, Bell was not retained by the Stampeders for 2021 due to the league-mandated football operation cap.[7]
Toronto Argonautsedit
On May 14, 2021, it was announced that Bell had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's defensive backs coach.[8] He won the 109th Grey Cup in 2022 and was with the Argonauts for three years.
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Joshua Paul Bell born January 8 1985 is an American professional football defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League CFL He played defensive back for nine years in the National Football League NFL and the CFL He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008 He played college football at Baylor Josh BellBell with the Argonauts in 2023Saskatchewan RoughridersPosition Defensive backs coachPass game coordinatorPersonal informationBorn 1985 01 08 January 8 1985 age 39 Los Angeles California U S Height 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight 177 lb 80 kg Career informationHigh school Skyline Dallas Texas College BaylorUndrafted 2008Career historyAs a player San Diego Chargers 2008 Denver Broncos 2008 2009 Green Bay Packers 2009 2010 BC Lions 2012 2013 Calgary Stampeders 2014 2017 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyAs a coach Calgary Stampeders 2018 2020 Defensive backs coach Toronto Argonauts 2021 2023 Defensive backs coach Saskatchewan Roughriders 2024 present Defensive backs coachPass game coordinatorCareer highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XLV 2 Grey Cup champion 2014 2022 CFL West All Star 2015 Career NFL statisticsCareer CFL statisticsTackles 167Interceptions 4Pass deflections 16Player stats at NFL com CFL ca Bell has also been a member of the Denver Broncos Green Bay Packers BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 San Diego Chargers 1 2 Denver Broncos 1 3 Green Bay Packers 1 4 BC Lions 1 5 Calgary Stampeders 2 Coaching career 2 1 Calgary Stampeders 2 2 Toronto Argonauts 2 3 Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 References 4 External linksProfessional career editSan Diego Chargers edit After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft Bell was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent He was released on August 30 Denver Broncos edit Bell was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos on September 24 2008 He was promoted to the active roster on October 27 after an injury to cornerback Champ Bailey In his rookie season Bell appeared in nine games five starts and recorded 34 tackles and four pass deflections He was waived injured and subsequently placed on injured reserve on September 4 2009 On September 10 2009 the Broncos reached an injury settlement with Bell and released him 1 Green Bay Packers edit On November 23 2009 the Green Bay Packers signed Bell after losing Al Harris to a season ending injury 2 On August 10 2010 Bell was placed on Injured Reserve 3 BC Lions edit Bell signed with the BC Lions on May 22 2012 and played with the club for two seasons In his first season in BC Bell only saw limited playing time on both defense and special teams In his second year in the CFL Bell recorded 45 tackles and 1 interception Calgary Stampeders edit On February 12 2014 Bell signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders reuniting him with former defensive coordinator Rich Stubler 4 Bell started all 18 games at defensive back for the Stamps in the 2014 CFL season He finished the season with 56 tackles 2 special teams tackles and 2 interceptions On February 26 2015 Bell and the Stamps agreed to a contract extension 5 Bell announced his retirement as a player on February 1 2018 6 Coaching career editCalgary Stampeders edit On the same day that he retired as a player Bell joined the Calgary Stampeders staff as the new defensive backs coach for the 2018 season 6 In his first year as a coach he won his second Grey Cup championship following a Stampeders win in the 106th Grey Cup game Following the cancelled 2020 CFL season Bell was not retained by the Stampeders for 2021 due to the league mandated football operation cap 7 Toronto Argonauts edit On May 14 2021 it was announced that Bell had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team s defensive backs coach 8 He won the 109th Grey Cup in 2022 and was with the Argonauts for three years Saskatchewan Roughriders edit On January 15 2024 it was announced that Bell had been named the defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 References edit Broncos reach injury settlements with CB Joshua Bell G Matt McChesney Packers sign Bell permanent dead link Broncos reach injury settlements with CB Joshua Bell G Matt McChesney 11 August 2010 Stamps sign DB Joshua Bell Calgary Stampeders 12 February 2014 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 17 February 2014 Stampeders sign DB Bell to contract extension TSN The Canadian Press 26 February 2015 a b Joshua Bell joins Stamps coaching staff Stampeders com 1 February 2018 Retrieved 4 May 2018 Stampeders announce 2021 coaching staff Canadian Football League November 11 2017 Argonauts finalize 2021 coaching staff Toronto Argonauts May 14 2021 Roughriders announce 2024 coaching staff Saskatchewan Roughriders January 15 2024 External links editCalgary Stampeders bio Green Bay Packers bio Baylor Bears bio Archived 2008 07 20 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josh Bell gridiron football amp oldid 1196099780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
