Vonn Bell is returning to Ohio.
After one season with the Carolina Panthers, Bell is returning to the Cincinnati Bengals on a one-year contract, his agent David Canter announced Thursday.
El capitn Is returning to the JUNGLE. Lets be great. Congratulations to @Vonn on agreeing to terms to return to @Bengals pic.twitter.com/2MrbMOzQgL
— David Canter (@davidcanter) March 14, 2024
Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Bell will make $6 million in 2024, though that money will be paid by the Panthers, as his 2024 salary was fully guaranteed in the three-year contract the Panthers gave him last offseason. Bell’s contract in Cincinnati is a veteran minimum deal.
The former Ohio State safety previously played for the Bengals from 2020-22, serving as a captain in all three of his seasons with the team. He started 55 total games between the regular season and playoffs in those three years, recording 328 total tackles with six interceptions, eight forced fumbles, 15 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 22 passes defended.
Bell helped lead the Bengals to back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, making a crucial interception in the 2022 AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs to propel the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance.
RING THAT BELL!
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) January 30, 2022
Watch on CBS pic.twitter.com/dDZVDGwW3i
A second-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft, Bell is entering his ninth NFL season. He spent his first four NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints before joining the Bengals for his initial stint with the team.
| Pos | Player | 2024 Team | Contract | 2023 Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | J.K. DOBBINS | RAVENS | ||
| RB | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | PATRIOTS | ||
| WR | NOAH BROWN | TEXANS | 1 YEAR, $3 MILLION GUARANTEED | TEXANS |
| WR | PARRIS CAMPBELL | GIANTS | ||
| WR | CURTIS SAMUEL | COMMANDERS | ||
| WR | MICHAEL THOMAS | SAINTS | ||
| TE | NICK VANNETT | CHARGERS | ||
| G | JONAH JACKSON | RAMS | 3 YEARS, $51 MILLION, $34M GUARANTEED | LIONS |
| DE | TYQUAN LEWIS | COLTS | 2 YEARS, $12 MILLION, $7.7M GUARANTEED | COLTS |
| DE | CHASE YOUNG | 49ERS | ||
| DT | JOHNATHAN HANKINS | COWBOYS | ||
| DT | JALYN HOLMES | JETS | ||
| LB | JEROME BAKER | DOLPHINS (released) | ||
| LB | MALIK HARRISON | RAVENS | 1 YEAR | RAVENS |
| CB | ELI APPLE | DOLPHINS | ||
| CB | JEFF OKUDAH | TEXANS | 1 YEAR, $4.75 MILLION, $2.5M GUARANTEED | FALCONS |
| S | VONN BELL | BENGALS | 1 YEAR, $1.21 MILLION ($6M PAID BY PANTHERS) | PANTHERS |
| S | JORDAN FULLER | RAMS | ||
| P | CAMERON JOHNSTON | STEELERS | 3 YEARS, $9 MILLION | TEXANS |
| LS | JAKE MCQUAIDE | LIONS |
