Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley said Saturday that Bell (knee) is "close" to being cleared to fully participate in practice, C. Isaiah Smalls II of the Miami Herald reports.
Bell hasn't played in either of the Dolphins' first two preseason games, but he's been steadily increasing his practice activity since being reinstated from the non-football injury list Monday. He's in the final stages of his recovery from surgery to repair a torn ACL in his left knee, a procedure he underwent in December. The rookie third-round pick could have an outside chance of being available for the Dolphins' preseason finale against the Falcons on Friday if he's able to get in a couple of full practices beforehand.