Edge rusher Quinton Bell agrees to re-sign with the Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins have brought back one of their own in edge rusher Quinton Bell.
Bell will sign a one-year contract worth $1.5 million, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. This comes roughly four days after the Dolphins elected to not tender the 28-year-old.
The deal keeps Bell in South Florida for another year, something he told the Miami Herald that would excite him greatly.
“The Dolphins are the first team that really have given me a real opportunity to go there in a regular season and play and improve and and grow as a player that helps his team,” Bell said. “I feel like I have a home here. I love it here. I love my coaches. I love the belief and the confidence they have in me. It would be amazing to run it back.”
A seventh-round pick out of Prarie View A&M, Bell earned himself a roster spot after he wowed Dolphins coaches during training camp in the summer of 2024.
“You learn so much about players based upon how other players react and when he gets an edge of a lineman and is creating a hurry, pressure or sack or he’s long-arming while setting the edge, people lose their minds,” McDaniel said in the preseason. “And I think that’s because here’s a guy that comes to work every day with no excuses, doesn’t tally how many opportunities he gets; he makes the most of the ones that he does get. And because of that, when you have that type of mindset, you get more and more opportunities.”
Injuries to fellow edge rushers Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb earned Bell a lot more playing time than expected. He finished the 2024 season with more than 25 combined tacklees, one sack and a forced fumble. His finished with the third-highest pass rush grade among Dolphins outside linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus.
A NFL journeyman, Bell spent time with the then-Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons before he joined the Dolphins in 2024.
This story was originally published March 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM.
