16 Facts About Byron Bell

Byron Michael Bell was born on January 17,1989 and is a former American football offensive tackle.

Byron Bell played college football at New Mexico, and was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Byron Bell was a Golden Gloves boxer, but gave up the sport as a senior, when he started being recruited by colleges.

Byron Bell accepted a football scholarship from the University of New Mexico.

Byron Bell finished his college career after appearing in 37 games with 36 starts.

Byron Bell returned to a backup role until the seventh game, when Otah was placed on injured reserve because of a knee and back injury.

Byron Bell started at right guard in the sixth game against the Dallas Cowboys and moved back to tackle for the rest of the season.

Byron Bell started 17 games including two playoff contests, but struggled even more than in the previous year.

Byron Bell missed the ninth game against the New Orleans Saints with a knee injury.

Byron Bell started all 16 games for the first time of his career, splitting time between left guard and right tackle.

On May 24,2016, Byron Bell suffered a dislocated left ankle during OTAs and was ruled out for the entire season.

Byron Bell began the regular season as the Cowboys' backup swing tackle, until Chaz Green returned to that role after being passed on the depth chart at left guard by Jonathan Cooper in the sixth game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Byron Bell allowed one more sack, even though the Cowboys coaches were criticized for not adjusting their game plan to stop Clayborn.

Green would not recover from the debacle and did not play another snap for the rest of the year, with Byron Bell starting the last 2 games at left tackle in place of an injured Tyron Smith.

Byron Bell played in 12 games for the Packers in 2018, starting nine of those games.

Byron Bell did not commit a single penalty all season, and allowed only 1.5 sacks prior to the injury.