Former Cincinnati Bengals safety and nine-year NFL veteran Vonn Bell has a new title. Bell announced via his Instagram he's been promoted as the safeties coach for Colorado University.
Deion Sanders is building something different at Colorado. Former NFL safety Vonn Bell has officially joined the Buffaloes’ coaching staff as a safeties coach and defensive analyst, marking his first formal move into college coaching after nine seasons in the pros.
Vonn Bell did not announce his retirement at any point, but the longtime NFL safety has lined up the first gig in his post-playing days. Bell has been announced as a member of Deion Sanders‘ staff at Colorado.
How many of the NFL players with at least 100 receiving yards in their first-career postseason game can you name in eight minutes?
Former Bengals safety Vonn Bell has a new job. The veteran announced that he's now the safeties coach at Colorado under head coach Deion Sanders. Bell served as a defensive analyst for the Buffaloes in 2025 while waiting for an NFL opportunity.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to bounce back after their disastrous collapse against the Green Bay Packers. To help fix their secondary woes, the Steelers are looking into a standout safety still available in free agency.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are wasting no time in their search for defensive improvements. Their defense overall has been atrocious this season and now with an injury to star safety DeShon Elliott, the pass defense is in a dire position.
Per Nick Farabaugh, Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said they are working out safeties Vonn Bell and Eddie Jackson on Tuesday. Bell, 30, was taken with the No.
We're rapidly approaching the start of training camp, and the Cincinnati Bengals' secondary remains mostly untouched. The uncertainty at the safety position has fans thinking back to better times.
Addition by subtraction. That's a real thing in life, and in football. Sometimes teams are just better off parting ways with or walking away from a player, or two, or three.
Nearly two years ago, former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo kept it when describing how much he didn't want safety Jessie Bates III (and Vonn Bell) leaving in free agency.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
Cincinnati Bengals Have 99 Problems and the Cleveland Browns Aren’t One CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals made history by repeating it Sunday afternoon.
The Bengals have a 14-0 halftime lead over the Browns. Cincinnati is hoping to improve to 7-8 on the season. Here are our halftime observations: Ring The Bell The Bengals gave up a 66-yard run to Jerome Ford on the first play from scrimmage and it looked like the Browns were going to take a 7-0 lead.
CINCINNATI – Though he’s only been with the team for less than a year, Geno Stone has been the representation for the Cincinnati Bengals front office’s failure to competently address the safety position since letting Jessie Bates walk in free agency after the 2022 season.
Is it time for Jordan Battle to move into the Bengals' starting lineup? Veterans Geno Stone and Vonn Bell have struggled so far this season. Stone has a 37.8 overall grade according to Pro Football Focus.
It's no secret what Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo wanted as soon as NFL free agency officially opened this past March. The first call he made when legal tampering turned into open free agency was to his former strong safety of three years who was swiftly released by the Carolina Panthers.
Bengals safety Vonn Bell suffered a back injury during Thursday's practice. He missed Friday's session, but it sounds like the veteran is expected to play on Monday night against the Commanders.
ESPN's Dan Graziano likes Cincinnati's chances of turning its defense around this season. He listed that unit as a potential surprise group in 2024. "The Bengals went young at safety last season, and they believe it cost them in the long run," Graziano wrote.
The Bengals named Dax Hill one of their starting safeties for the 2023 season. However, the 2022 first-round selection seems to have already lost the job following Cincinnati's flurry of offseason moves.
NFL rules prohibit players and coaches from contacting pending free agents during the legal tampering period leading up to the new league year. Once the clock hit 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, March 13, all the phone lines (officially) opened.
He started 48 games as a Bengal from 2020-22 before spending one year in the NFC South. PFF slotted the ex-second-rounder as a top-25 option at the position from 2020-21 and placed him 35th in 2022.
Just one year after signing a multi-season deal with the Carolina Panthers, veteran NFL safety Vonn Bell has reportedly been released by the team at the start of free agency.
Through the first five weeks of the season, the winless Panthers have allowed at least 20 points to every opponent. Now they must travel to Miami and hope a diminished defense can contain the explosive 4-1 Dolphins. The King of Props is all over this one, and you can be, too.
The Bengals have made a couple of splashes in free agency but have also lost some key pieces.
Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said he didn't want to think about the "dark day" that it would be if he lost starting safeties Jessie Bates III and Vonn Bell this offseason. Now he has to.
The Jaguars guaranteed $158M in free agency last year, the most in the league, per Spotrac. It paid off.
Saints head coach Dennis Allen addressed the potential for a warm welcome for the Bengals this coming Sunday and challenged Saints fans to show where their allegiance lies.
The Bengals are getting back one of their top playmakers just in time for the playoffs.
Perhaps after receiving that hit, Smith-Schuester will reconsider his pregame ritual, as he may just be giving opponents extra motivation during the game.
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