Pirates Sign OL Wilson Bell
Published on June 3, 2022 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Massachusetts Pirates News Release
WORCESTER, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates have signed offensive lineman Wilson Bell. It's actually the second time the Champions of the Indoor Football League have signed the lineman. Bell was going to play for the Pirates in the 2020 campaign that was lost to the pandemic.
Bell last played with the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League in 2019. A former NCAA National Champion, Bell played in both the ACC and SEC and signed a contract with the Buffalo Bills in 2018. That same season he played indoor football with the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League.
Bell, who last played at 6'5", 335 lbs., arrived at Florida State in 2013 and played in two games before suffering a knee injury. He took the season as a redshirt year as the Seminoles went on to claim the Atlantic Coast Conference title and the BCS National Championship with a 34-31 win over Auburn.
After seeing action in two games in 2014, Bell started every game on the offensive line for the Seminoles in 2015. He helped pave the way for running back Dalvin Cook, who rushed for single season records of 1,691 rushing yards and 1,935 all-purpose yards. He also blocked for Cook's record setting day as he gained 266 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-14 win over the University of South Florida.
In 2016 he started just five games and the following season enrolled at Auburn as a graduate transfer where he was used in a backup role. Still the Eight Mile, AL native did draw attention as he was named to play in both the SPIRAL Tropical Bowl and the College Gridiron Showcase.
The NFL did not come calling right away. In 2017 Bell signed with the Jacksonville Sharks where he started three games. In 2018 he signed and had a look from the Buffalo Bills.
After his stint in Buffalo, Wilson returned to the Sharks. In 2019 he signed with the Baltimore of the AFL and appeared in three games.
Most recently in 2020, Bell was on the coaching staff at Nichols College in Dudley, MA as an offensive line coach.
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