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Brendan Sugrue

New Bears DT Travis Bell is first player ever drafted from Kennesaw State

History was made on Saturday during the seventh and final round of the 2023 NFL Draft and the Chicago Bears played a significant role in making it happen. The team selected defensive tackle Travis Bell with the No. 218 pick of the draft. Bell is the third defensive tackle the Bears have taken, joining Florida’s Gervon Dexter Sr. and South Carolina’s Zacch Pickens. But that’s not what makes this pick significant.

With Bell’s selection, it marks the first NFL draft pick out of Kennesaw State in their school’s history.

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