Vonn Bell

Vonn played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes where he was First-team All-American (2015), First-team All-Big Ten (2015), CFP national champion (2014), Sugar Bowl champion (2014), and Fiesta Bowl champion (2015). This led to the New Orleans Saints selecting Vonn in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. Vonn finished the 2018 season, his 3rd in the NFL, as the Saints’ 2nd leading tackler, with 89 tackles. In 2019 , Vonn was the Saints’ 2nd leading tackler once again with 96 tackles and had 5 pass deflections, 1 interception, 2 forced fumbles, and an NFL leading 6 fumble recoveries. Additionally, he led Strong Safeties in the NFC in votes for the 2020 Pro Bowl. Following his 2019 season and Pro Bowl caliber run, Vonn signed a three-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals. Vonn finished the 2020 season with 113 tackles (67 solo), five passes defended, and three forced fumbles in 16 games. The safety played the most amount of Cincinnati's defensive snaps this year (1,059 snaps) and will continue to be a reliable asset as he is signed throughout the 2022 campaign with the Bengals. Vonn was on an absolute tear during the 2021-22 playoffs and came up big every moment the team needed it including the biggest interception of his career in the OT thriller vs the KC Chiefs, which was followed by the game-winning drive to send the Bengals to Super Bowl LVI. In week 4 of the 2022 season, Vonn accomplished something only a handful of players have done. He intercepted both Miami Dolphins quarterbacks, one on Tua Tagovailoa, and the other on Teddy Bridgewater in the 27-15 win. The Bengals missed Bell’s presence and vocal leadership last year while a young defense that lacked communication got torched on explosive plays. Now they can stop wondering how things might have been different with Bell. Cincinnati scooped him back up in free agency and signed him to a one-year contract. Vonn’s calming influence on the defense brought by his superb communication resulted in him finishing the season with 24 solo tackles, 1 forced fumble and an interception. His influence in the locker room stretched far beyond his stats as he became the veteran leader for the entire defense and they were more than happy to have their prodigal son back home.