A fourth-round pick out of Connecticut, Bell should compete for a decent role with the Bills this preseason, making him an interesting late-round flier in the deepest of redraft leagues (16-plus rounds). In rookie-only drafts, he'll probably get swiped with a top-20 choice. Just under 6-foot at 192 pounds, Bell is a twitchy, fearless receiver with well-trained feet and a stout body. Despite 10-inch hands, he's battled body catches and drops in college, and he needs refinement in his route running. If Bills coaches can improve him in those areas, then he'll probably be a solid contributor for the rest of Josh Allen's career.
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Bills' Skyler Bell: Plans to play preseason finale
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Bell (lower body) participated in full-team drills Monday, Jon Scott of Channel 2 Buffalo reports.
The rookie out of UConn hasn't played in either of Buffalo's first two preseason games, but after practicing fully Monday, Bell appears on track to play in Thursday's exhibition finale versus the Steelers, per Alex Brasky of SI.com. Bell's injury during training camp may have pushed back his timeline for contributing on the field early this season, even if he gets a preseason game under his belt.
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Bills' Skyler Bell: Won't play Saturday
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Bell (lower body) will not participate in Saturday's preseason game against the Browns, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.
Bell has been limited in practice due to a lower-body injury he sustained in practice before last week's preseason opener against the Panthers. The Bills made it clear the injury was very surmountable, but the team is being careful with the rookie fourth-rounder until the regular season commences.
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Bills' Skyler Bell: Back to side work Thursday
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Bell (lower body) was present for Thursday's practice but was limited to side work, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports.
Bell missed Buffalo's preseason opener last week and still isn't quite yet 100 percent ahead of Saturday's exhibition. The fourth-round rookie should make the Bills' 53-man roster, but him potentially not being able to practice much or play in preseason games would likely hurt his chances for earning a role on game days to begin the regular season.
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Bills' Skyler Bell: Working through lower-body injury
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Bell did not play in the Bills' 29-14 preseason win over the Panthers on Saturday due to a lower-body injury, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.
Head coach Joe Brady relayed to reporters after Saturday's contest that Bell could have played if it was a regular-season game. Bell is expected to be back at practice in the coming week, which puts the rookie fourth-rounder on track to play in the Bills' next exhibition game, which takes place Saturday, Aug. 22 against the Browns. The UConn product is competing against the likes of Keon Coleman, Joshua Palmer and Mecole Hardman for rotational snaps on offense behind DJ Moore (lower body) and Khalil Shakir.
