TRANSACTIONS:
Signed as an unrestricted free agent by St. Louis (3/4/08)…selected by Tennessee in
the fifth round (138th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft (4/25/04).
PRO: Sixth-year lineman has
played in 68 games with 59 starts...56 starts have come at left guard with the
other three at right tackle…has blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers, opening
holes for Tennessee’s Chris Brown (1,067 yards in 2004), Travis Henry (1,211
yards in 2006), LenDale White (1,110 yards in 2007) and the Rams’ Steven Jackson
(1,042 in 2008)…earned All-Rookie honors in 2004 from ESPN.com,
Football Digest and Pro Football Weekly.
2008 SEASON: Played in 13 games
with 13 starts…inactive for three other contests…part of an offensive line that
allowed 45 sacks, the fewest allowed by the team since 2003…opened holes for RB
Steven Jackson to rush for 1,042 yards and average 118.4 scrimmage yards per
game, best in the NFL… Week 7 vs. Dallas (10/19): Helped
Jackson earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors as he cleared paths for
Jackson to rush for 160 yards on 25 carries with three
touchdowns.
2007 SEASON: Played in a career-high 16 games with 16
starts…also started in Titans’ playoff contest…opened holes for a rushing attack
that ranked fifth in the NFL, gaining 2,109 yards (131.8 yards per game) behind
RB LenDale White’s career-high 1,110 yards…at Jacksonville
(9/9): Member of an offensive line that opened holes for Titans’ backs
to gain 282 rushing yards, the second-highest total in franchise
history…at Denver (11/19): Blocking efforts helped QB Vince
Young throw for a career-best 305 passing yards…AFC Wild Card Playoff at
San Diego (1/6/08): Started first career playoff game…provided running
lanes for Titans’ backs to gain 119 yards rushing.
2006 SEASON: Started 13 games at left guard and two
games at right tackle…helped pave the way for the fifth-ranked rushing attack in
the NFL…opened running lanes for RB Travis Henry to gain 1,211 rushing yards and
Offensive Rookie of the Year Vince Young as he gained 552 rushing yards,
becoming the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era to reach 500 rushing
yards…at Washington (10/15): Helped Henry rush for career-high
178 yards.
2005 SEASON: Played in nine games with one start at
right tackle…also saw action at right guard, left tackle and on special
teams…at Pittsburgh (9/11): Made only start of season at right
tackle in season opener.
2004 SEASON: Played in 15 games with 14 starts at left
guard before tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in the second quarter
against Denver (12/25)…inactive for season finale against Detroit (1/2)…named to
All-Rookie teams by ESPN.com, Football Digest and Pro
Football Weekly…helped RB Chris Brown rush for 1,067 yards and protected QB
Steve McNair and QB Billy Volek as they combined for 3,829 passing
yards…at Miami (9/11): Made his NFL debut…vs.
Indianapolis (9/19): Notched first career start at left guard…helped
Brown gain 152 rushing yards.
BELL’S Games Played-Starts: (Tennessee) 2004 (15/14),
2005 (9/1), 2006 (15/15), 2007 (16/16); (RAMS) 2008 (13/13).
Totals: (68/59). Postseason: (Tennessee)
2007 (1/1). Postseason Totals:
(1/1).
