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Injury Hip
Est. Return 2/9/2026
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Bell has done little in three seasons for the Browns, who saw enough in the wide receiver to draft him in the third round of the 2022 draft. After not making the initial roster coming out of 2024 preseason, Bell eventually was added to the practice squad, played one game and suffered a season-ending hip injury. He was available for OTAs and was one of a baker's dozen getting reps at wide receiver. The Browns need to figure out a rotation beyond Jerry Jeudy, and Bell is one of several recent draft picks looking to stick. Read Past Outlooks
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Placed on reserve/retired list
The Browns placed Bell (hip) on the reserve/retired list Tuesday.
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Bell announced his retirement via social media Tuesday, saying he suffered an off-field injury that jeopardized his career. He'd been on the reserve/non-football injury list since the start of the season. Bell was a third-round pick in 2022 and totaled 41 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns across 32 regular-season appearances with Cleveland.
Bell announced his retirement via social media Tuesday, saying he suffered an off-field injury that jeopardized his career. He'd been on the reserve/non-football injury list since the start of the season. Bell was a third-round pick in 2022 and totaled 41 catches for 408 yards and three touchdowns across 32 regular-season appearances with Cleveland.
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Measurables Review
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Bell took a step back last year even after the midseason trade of Donovan Peoples-Jones. The immediate beneficiary of the deal was 2023 third-round pick Cedric Tillman. Bell finished with 14 catches for 167 yards and three touchdowns, although two of those scores came in the final week of the regular season when the Browns rested players ahead of the playoffs. After the team acquired Jerry Jeudy during the offseason and extended him, training camp shapes up as a make-or-break period for Bell, who will compete for the No. 5 receiver job. It's a competition that will include 2024 fifth-round pick Jamari Thrash and Michael Woods, among others.
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Shifts to reserve/NFI list
The Browns placed Bell (hip) on the reserve/non-football injury list Tuesday, Kelsey Russo of the team's official site reports.
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Placed on active/NFI list
The Browns moved Bell (hip/undisclosed) to the active/non-football injury list Tuesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
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Healing from season-ending surgery
Bell recorded three catches for 27 yards on three targets during his lone appearance of the season before dislocating his right hip in a Week 2 win over the Jaguars and undergoing surgery.
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Officially placed on IR
The Browns placed Bell (hip) on injured reserve Tuesday.
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Won't return in 2024
Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters Monday that Bell's hip surgery is season-ending, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
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Could benefit from Grant's injury
Bell, who is currently on the active/PUP list with a foot injury, could eventually benefit from Jakeem Grant's season-long absence due to a torn Achilles' tendon.
ANALYSIS
The rookie third-round pick will have some ground to make up first, considering he just recently began participating in drills at training camp. Bell finished his final collegiate season at Purdue with 93 receptions, 1,286 yards and six touchdowns across 11 games, and with Grant making a strong case for the No. 3 receiver role before going down with his injury Tuesday, Bell could make a play for a top-three role once he has a full grasp of the offense.
The rookie third-round pick will have some ground to make up first, considering he just recently began participating in drills at training camp. Bell finished his final collegiate season at Purdue with 93 receptions, 1,286 yards and six touchdowns across 11 games, and with Grant making a strong case for the No. 3 receiver role before going down with his injury Tuesday, Bell could make a play for a top-three role once he has a full grasp of the offense.