Lin-J Shell

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1981–2021)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Lin-J Shell

|image=

|caption=

|number=14

|position=Defensive back

|birth_date={{birth date|1981|10|22}}

|birth_place=Orlando, Florida, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2021|7|29|1981|10|22}}

|death_place=Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

|height_ft=5

|height_in=11

|weight_lbs=180

|high_school=Orlando (FL) Edgewater

|college=Jacksonville

|undraftedyear=2004

|pastteams=

Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2004}})
Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2006}}–{{AFL Year|2007}})
New Orleans VooDoo ({{AFL Year|2008}})
Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}})
BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}})
Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2014}})
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2015}})

|highlights=

Grey Cup champion (2014)
2× CFL East All-Star (2010, 2011)

|cflstatlabel1=Tackles

|cflstatvalue1=280

|cflstatlabel2=Sacks

|cflstatvalue2=8.0

|cflstatlabel3=Fumble recoveries

|cflstatvalue3=9

|cflstatlabel4=Interceptions

|cflstatvalue4=8

|aflstatlabel1=Tackles

|aflstatvalue1=277

|aflstatlabel2=Pass breakups

|aflstatvalue2=40

|aflstatlabel3=Fumble recoveries

|aflstatvalue3=6

|aflstatlabel4=Interceptions

|aflstatvalue4=12

|aflstatlabel5=Total TDs

|aflstatvalue5=4

|cfl-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107054032/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/3541

|afl=3790

}}

Wagner Lindsell "Lin-J" Shell Jr.http://pmd.fan590.com/podcasts/inside_argos/ita_20100903_092947--September-2-Edition-of-Inside-The-Argos.mp3{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Shell revealed his full name during a guest appearance on a Sept. 2010 broadcast of "Inside the Argos" on the FAN 590 (October 22, 1981 – July 29, 2021){{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/former-cfler-lin-j-shell-dead-at-39-1.1675273|title=Former CFLer Lin-J Shell dead at 39|work=TSN.ca|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/07/30/lin-j-shell-former-jacksonville-university-football-star-dies/5427400001/|title=Lin-J Shell, football coach and former JU and CFL star, dies at age 39|work=The Florida Times-Union|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}} was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed by the Arena Football League's (AFL) Orlando Predators as a street free agent in 2004. He played college football at Jacksonville.

Shell was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans VooDoo, Calgary Stampeders (where he helped the team win the Grey Cup), Toronto Argonauts (where he was a 2-time CFL East All-Star), BC Lions, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Subsequent to his all-star career with the CFL, Shell taught physical education at Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Florida and coach Football and Jackson High school. On May 9, 2018, Shell was instrumental in preventing a woman from using her handgun in the school gymnasium following a "social media" brawl.{{cite web|url=http://canoe.com/news/crime/former-calgary-stampeder-stops-potential-school-shooting/wcm/b32e68e5-e913-4c3f-9099-295c0476ecfc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513224135/http://canoe.com/news/crime/former-calgary-stampeder-stops-potential-school-shooting/wcm/b32e68e5-e913-4c3f-9099-295c0476ecfc|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2018|title='Please don't shoot the kids': Former Stampeder stops woman with gun at Florida high school|first=Ryan|last=Rumbolt|date=May 12, 2018|website=Canoe.com}}

Shell died from a stroke in Florida on July 29, 2021, at the age 39. According to his family, he also tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida.[https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2021/07/30/jackson-assistant-football-coach-former-ju-star-lin-shell-dies ‘He was so special’: Jackson assistant football coach Lin Shell dies at 39]