UNC lineman Bell hopes experience leads to starting job

Posted Aug 27, 2005

The on-field experience Steven Bell began accruing at Syracuse could be the difference in a heated training-camp battle with sophomore Ben Lemming for the starting job. While Bell believes he has a been-there-done-that advantage, he also realizes he has to prove he'll be durable. The 6-foot-3, 280-pound lineman has a long list of injuries and ailments to his name. (Greensboro News & Record)

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