Marcus Bell

Career

Bell was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL Draft (116th). Bell also played one year for the Houston Texans. 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 245 lb (111 kg) 40 yard dash: 4.6 sec, 20 yard dash: 2.75 sec, 10 yard dash: 1.67 secretary

225 lb bench reps: 21 Vertical Jump: 31 1⁄2 in (80 cm) Broad Jump: 10 ft 03 in (312 m) 20 yard shuttle: 4.33 sec 3-cone drill: 7.17 secretary

Source: "He (Bell) was the best inside linebacker I have ever coached." University of Arizona Coach Dick Tomey UofA Defensive Coordinator Rich Ellerson stated: "there"s not a harder worker than Marcus". Bell"s High School coach Mike Morgan recently said "There was not a harder working player, studying film and putting time in to be a great player." 1998 All Pac-10 Defensive team Arizona State University Bell recorded nation high 21 tackles in one game at Washington as a junior.

Achievements

• 1998 All Pac-10 Defensive team Anchored the 1998 team that went 12-1 and was ranked 4th in the nation. Bell led the Pac-10 his senior year in tackles per game (TPG) with 10.3. Bell posted a Pac-10 leading 124 total tackles his senior year in 1999. His 139 tackles in 1998 led the nation and he was UA"s leader his final two seasons. He finished with 405 career tackles, Number. 5 on UA"s all-time chart. Bell was a member of the UofA Dick Tomey"s fearsome 1998 defense that recorded a school record 46 sacks in 1998. Bell was 3-1 versus Arizona State University One of 11 semi-finalists for the Butkus Award. The award is presented annually to the best linebacker in college football. This list of 11 semi-finalists was determined by balloting done by the 28-member Butkus Award Selection Committee, who made their selections from the initial Butkus Award Watch List of 66 college linebackers. In high school Bell never lost a game. His team, the Saint Johns Redskins, went 44-0 and were undefeated for 3 years, winning 3 state championships. Bell won a state wrestling title his senior year.

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Quotations: "there"s not a harder worker than Marcus". "There was not a harder working player, studying film and putting time in to be a great player.".

Membership

Bell was a member of the UofA Dick Tomey"s fearsome 1998 defense that recorded a school record 46 sacks in 1998.