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Raheem Morris inherits one of the best defenses in the NFL in his first year as the San Francisco 49ers' defensive coordinator. The list includes former Defensive Player of the Year Nick Bosa, four-time first-team All-Pro Fred Warner, shutdown corner Deommodore Lenoir, and last year's second-round defensive tackle Alfred Collins.
But the linebacker room, in particular, is absolutely stacked. Aside from Warner, you've got Dre Greenlaw, third-year player Tatum Bethune — the team's second-leading tackler last season — and veteran Luke Gifford, not to mention edge rusher Mykel Williams, the 11th overall pick in last year's draft.
Now, you can add another name to that list. On Tuesday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the 49ers had signed veteran Quinton Bell to a one-year deal.
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Bell was the Las Vegas Raiders' seventh-round pick in 2019 out of Prairie View A&M and has spent most of his career bouncing around the league. He spent only the first half of his rookie season with the Raiders before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers later that year, remaining in Tampa through the 2021 season and winning a Super Bowl as a depth piece on Todd Bowles' defense.
From there, Bell spent two years with the Atlanta Falcons and a brief preseason stint with the Philadelphia Eagles before signing with the Miami Dolphins, where he spent the last two seasons. Across 33 career games (three starts), he has 38 combined tackles, four tackles for loss, one quarterback hit, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
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Signing a player like Bell isn't the flashiest move, but depth players like this can sometimes show up in the biggest moments down the stretch of a season. If injuries hit Warner or Greenlaw — something we've seen happen before — Bell provides veteran insurance for a team looking to make a run at the Super Bowl.
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