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Found May 08, 2012 on GridironFans.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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First reported by Jason Cole at Yahoo! Sports and confirmed by The Enquirer, offensive guard Jacob Bell has decided to retire. Per a league source, the retirement is not injury-related. Bell, who went to Miami University, signed with the Bengals on April 12 and would have been going into his ninth year in the league this season. He started the first 12 games at LG for the Rams last season, missing the last four with a knee sprain. He has 109 career games played with 100 starts with the Titans, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2004, and Rams.

Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
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