Bryce Bell
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Bryce Bell
| team = Calgary Stampeders
| image = 2024, 66, Bryce Bell.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Bell with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|3}}
| birth_place = Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| number = 66
| CIS = Wilfrid Laurier
| high_school = Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 299
| CFLDraftedYear = 2021
| CFLDraftedRound = 2
| CFLDraftedPick = 11
| CFLDraftedTeam = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2021}}–present
| playing_team1 = Calgary Stampeders
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFL = bryce-bell/166245/
}}
Bryce Bell (born April 3, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Bell played U Sports football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2016 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://laurierathletics.com/sports/football/roster/bryce-bell/16408 |title=Bryce Bell |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks |access-date=September 17, 2022}} He was part of the 2016 Yates Cup championship team and played in 26 regular season games for the program over four seasons. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season.
Professional career
Bell was drafted in the second round, 11th overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2021 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 18, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/05/18/stampeders-sign-four-2021-draft-picks-including-bell/ |title=Stampeders sign four 2021 draft picks including Bell |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=May 18, 2021}} He made the team's active roster following training camp and made his professional debut on August 7, 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/players/bryce-bell/166245/ |title=Bryce Bell |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |access-date=September 17, 2022}} He played in 13 out of 14 regular season games in 2021 where he had three starts at right tackle and one at left tackle. Bell also played in the team's West Semi-Final loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
In 2022, Bell began the season as a backup offensive lineman, but became a starter at centre in the team's seventh game of the season following an injury to Sean McEwen.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_67_Cgy_vs_BC.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=September 17, 2022}}
Personal life
Bell was born to parents Karen and Greg Bell and has two sisters, Hilary and Kathleen.{{cite web|url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/football/2022/06/07/waterloo-offensive-lineman-answering-the-bell-in-cfl.html |title=Waterloo offensive lineman answering the Bell in CFL |publisher=Waterloo Region Record |date=June 7, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/bryce-bell/166245/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football players