Player
Jerry Bell
Seasons
1982-86
College
Arizona State
How acquired
3rd round pick 1982
How left
Camp cut 1987
Height
6-5
Weight
230
Date of birth
7-May-59
Pos
TE
No
82
Games
60
Starts
29
Spent his first three seasons backing up Jimmie Giles at tight end before exploding onto the scene in Leeman Bennett's two-tight end offense in 1985. Ranked
amongst the league leaders in receptions when his season was ended by a serious knee injury. Returned in 1986 and broke an ankle against Chicago in
November 1986 and never played professionally again. Won the 1986 Ricky Bell Award given by the NFL Alumni for his off-field community work. Tried to
make a comeback in 1987 but was released during training camp.
Receiving
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1982
1
5
6.0
5
0
1983
18
200
11.1
33
1
1984
29
237
13.7
26
4
1985
43
496
11.5
27
2
1986
10
120
12.0
25
0
Total
101
1,218
12.1
33
7
1982
1
1983
1
1984
1
1985
1
1986
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
9
1
16
4
16
12
9
9
10
3
