Kahlil Bell, who the Bears signed to the practice squad in September has been promoted to the 53-man roster due to lack of depth at the running back position. The Bears today announced that Garrett Wolfe will be out for the season with a lacerated kidney and during the preseason they lost Kevin Jones to an ankle injury. The 5-11, 212-pound Bell ran for 1,741 yards and 17 touchdowns and averaged 4.4 yards per carry over his four-year career with the UCLA Bruins (as pictured). Bell has being seeing some reps with the first team offense this week, just to see what he can do. He will most likely contribute only on special teams for now and be the third string running back behind Matt Forte and Adrian Peterson.
Appeared in 10 games with nine starts ... Led the team in rushing with 397 yards on 141 attempts ... Also led the team with seven touchdowns and ranked 11th in the Pac-10 in non-kick scoring (4.67/g) ... Named to the 2008 Doak Walker watch list ... Injured his left ankle in the first quarter of the season-opening game against Tennessee and sat out the balance of the game ... Made five rushes for 11 yards and caught a pass before heading to the sidelines ... Did not play at BYU or against Arizona ... Started against Fresno State and rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on 20 attempts ... Rushed for a pair of one-yard scores against Washington State and finished with 43 yards on 21 carries ... Carried 14 times for 32 yards at Oregon, including a two-yard touchdown which made the score 21-14 after three quarters ... Led the Bruins with 28 yards on 11 carries against Stanford ... Also made two receptions for 15 yards ... Made catches for 10 yards and rushed six times for five yards at Cal ... Gained 45 yards on 12 carries versus Oregon State, including a season-long 24 yard burst ... Led the Bruins with 97 rushing yards at Washington on 25 attempts, including a pair of one-yard scoring jaunts ... Totaled 24 yards on 12 carries at Arizona State ... Gained 39 yards rushing on 15 attempts versus USC and caught a 21-yard scoring pass.
