Dalton Bell (born March 9, 1983 in Canyon, Texas) is a Canadian football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He was later signed by the Seattle Seahawks. He played college football at West Texas A&M.

Bell has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.

[edit] Early years

Bell attended Canyon High School in Canyon, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football and track. In football, he was named the Canyon H.S. Offensive M.V.P. and was an All-District Honorable Mention selection.

[edit] College years

Bell played in 40 games at West Texas State A&M, with 21 starts. He guided the Buffalo to back-to-back Lone Star Conference championships and a 20-4 record in two seasons as the team's starting quarterback. He threw for 7,841 yards and 63 touchdown during his career at West Texas State, connecting on 699 of 1044 passes.

As a senior, he completed 386 of 583 passes for 3,998 yards and 32 touchdowns. As a junior, he passed for 3,799 yards and 30 touchdowns, completing 311 of 454 passes. He threw for more than 400 yards in four of the 11 games he started. As a sophomore, he completed just one of five passes for eight yards, but ran for a 54-yard touchdown against Texas A&M-Kingsville.

[edit] NFL

[edit] Green Bay Packers

Bell signed with the Green Bay Packers in 2007 but was quickly released.

[edit] Seattle Seahawks

Bell signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2008 and spent most of the time on the practice squad. He was released and subsequently signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL

[edit] External links

• Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
• West Texas A&M Buffaloes bio