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Jerry Bell

Retired

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · TE

Jerry Bell recorded 60 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

20.3

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

60

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Jerry Bell's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

3 rec · 47 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
CHICAGOBEARS
SEP 8, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Sep 8, 1985

6 rec · 74 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 22, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

8 rec · 89 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 15, 1985

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 15, 1985

5 rec · 52 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 20, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

5 rec · 89 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Jerry Bell's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 89 receiving yards

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
OCT 20, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

5 rec · 89 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 8 receptions

Regular Season
1985
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
SEP 22, 1985

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1985

8 rec · 89 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

3 rec · 47 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Jerry Bell's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1982

01
TBBELL—Jerry Bell
TBSELMON—Lee Roy Selmon
TBWILLIAMS17Doug Williams

A defense gives the creamsicles credibility

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · From 0–26 to the NFC title game

After losing its first 26 games, Tampa Bay reached the 1979 NFC Championship Game behind Selmon and one of the league's best defenses.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

02
TBBELL—Jerry Bell
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons60 career games101 career receptions1,218 career receiving yards7 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 820 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Nov 9, 1986

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history