Yeremiah Neavius Bell is an American football safety who currently is a free agent. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky. Bell attended George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky, where he was a three-year letterman in football as a defensive back and wide receiver. He Also lettered in basketball as well as in baseball, starting as a senior with former Major League pitcher Matt Ginter. Bell was not highly recruited while in high school, and without a full scholarship offer he began doing... hard labor in a central Kentucky steel mill for $8 per hour. After two years of working in the steel mill, Bell enrolled at nearby Eastern Kentucky University and attempted to walk-on the football team. Bell made the team, but contemplated quitting during two-a-day practices his freshman year. Eventually Bell would remain on the team and excel in the defensive backfield. In his three year college career Bell was a finalist for the 2001 Buck Buchanan Award as the Division 1-AA Defensive Player of the Year.
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