Browns Rookie WR David Bell on the PUP List

Cleveland Browns rookie David Bell will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list.

The wide receiver room for the Cleveland Browns will be short-handed as training camp begins in Berea. Rookie wideout David Bell is going to begin training camp on the physically unable to perform list due to a foot injury.

This foot injury is not expected to be serious, nor will it be something that holds Bell out of football activities for an extended time. The rookie from Purdue is expected to be back on the field in no time.

Bell is set to have a role as a rookie wide receiver for Cleveland. Expect Bell to take over Jarvis Landry’s role in the offense, perhaps battling for the second wideout spot with Donovan Peoples-Jones. Starting on the PUP list isn’t an ideal start, but Bell will have plenty of time to get acclimated.

Through minicamp, Bell was a standout player that caught nearly everything thrown his way. The Browns hope to have that same player carve out a role in the offense.

While Bell is out, guys like Anthony Schwartz and Ja’Marcus Bradley will have opportunities to impress the staff with an extended amount of snaps.   

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