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Howard Bell

RDE  •  RETIRED @ Age 33 (End of 2030 season)  •  Current Age: 49
6' 0", 269 lbs Draft: Round 28, Pick 20 (2020) Drafted By: Atlanta Falcons Super Bowl trophy 0 Rings Yrs Pro: 11 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2029 SFO 11 0 5 4.3 1 1 2.3 2.0 7 0 1 7.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 3 2.2 0.160
2028 IND 15 4 10 5.3 2 0 0.0 1.5 3 1 1 3.1 0 7 3.9 0 2 0.0 28.6 1 0 0 2 2.7 0.210
2027 WAS 16 8 38 9.4 13 10 4.9 4.0 7 0 1 3.1 0 33 8.6 2 13 6.1 39.4 2 2 0 6 5.3 0.430
2026 WAS 16 8 19 6.8 10 - - 4.5 6 1 1 3.7 0 - - 0 1 - - - 1 2 - 4.9 0.420
2025 PHI 16 5 5 6.0 2 - - 2.0 3 0 1 7.1 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 1 - 2.2 0.140
2024 DET 16 1 6 4.1 1 - - 0.0 5 3 0 4.7 0 - - 0 1 - - - 0 0 - 2.2 0.150
2023 DET 16 8 13 5.3 5 - - 2.5 5 0 1 3.9 0 - - 1 2 - - - 1 0 - 4.3 0.390
2022 ATL 16 16 41 8.2 16 - - 4.0 10 1 1 3.7 0 - - 2 5 - - - 0 1 - 5.6 0.520
2021 ATL 3 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.2 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.9 0.020
2020 ATL 16 1 8 6.2 3 - - 1.5 1 0 0 1.6 0 - - 1 3 - - - 0 1 - 2.1 0.130
Career 141 51 145 6.9 53 11 0.9 22.0 48 6 7 3.8 0 40 2.0 6 27 15.0 67.5 3 4 5 11 32.5 2.570
First-Team All-Pro Second-Team All-Pro Champion Postseason Honor

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2026 WAS 1 1 3 11.4 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2024 DET 1 0 1 7.7 0 - - 0.0 1 0 0 25.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 2 1 4 10.4 1 - - 0.0 1 0 0 4.8 0 - - 1 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 23 69 40 40 51 58 76 73 19 40 7 35 50
2020 Post-Camp 23 48 56 42 12 16 17 11 15 62 6 28 45
2021 Pre-Camp 24 52 50 42 14 18 18 14 15 53 6 31 44
2021 Post-Camp 24 63 35 39 34 37 46 38 18 33 6 38 44
2022 Pre-Camp 25 63 36 39 34 38 48 39 18 35 6 39 43
2022 Post-Camp 25 67 43 48 15 28 25 25 30 36 7 49 49
2023 Pre-Camp 26 68 44 48 15 28 26 26 30 36 7 50 50
2023 Post-Camp 26 54 36 54 18 23 18 20 25 22 4 42 42
2024 Pre-Camp 27 54 36 54 18 23 18 20 25 22 4 42 42
2024 Post-Camp 27 52 36 54 17 22 16 20 23 21 4 42 42
2025 Pre-Camp 28 52 36 54 17 22 16 20 23 21 4 42 42
2025 Post-Camp 28 52 36 55 17 23 16 21 22 21 4 42 42
2026 Pre-Camp 29 52 36 56 17 22 16 21 22 20 4 42 42
2026 Post-Camp 29 50 36 57 17 22 16 22 23 20 4 42 42
2027 Pre-Camp 30 50 36 57 17 22 15 22 23 20 4 42 42
2027 Post-Camp 30 63 36 46 4 25 12 30 20 30 7 45 45
2028 Pre-Camp 31 64 36 46 4 26 12 30 20 24 6 45 45
2028 Post-Camp 31 64 35 45 4 28 14 32 20 24 6 44 44
2029 Pre-Camp 32 65 36 44 4 28 14 32 18 24 6 45 45
2029 Post-Camp 32 56 30 33 4 23 10 20 8 20 6 36 36
2030 Pre-Camp 33 56 30 33 4 23 11 16 8 20 6 36 36
2030 Post-Camp 33 43 20 25 4 22 0 0 0 21 6 26 26

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2021 Atlanta Falcons signed to a new contract: 2yrs, $3,800,000
2023 Detroit Lions signed as a free agent: 1yr, $970,000
2023 Detroit Lions changed primary position from LDE
2024 Detroit Lions signed as a free agent: 1yr, $990,000
2025 Philadelphia Eagles signed as an unrestricted free agent: 1yr, $1,230,000
2026 Washington Commanders signed as an unrestricted free agent: 3yrs, $7,530,000
2028 Washington Commanders released
2028 Indianapolis Colts signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $5,630,000
2029 Indianapolis Colts released
2029 San Francisco 49ers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,280,000
2030 San Francisco 49ers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,310,000
2030 San Francisco 49ers released