There's no shortage of NFL players eager to tell the world they're willing to do whatever it takes to help out their team. But Dallas Cowboys safety Markquese Bell goes out there and proves it every time he's on the field. Bell, safety-turned-linebacker-turned-safety-again has had a unique career path in the league since arriving at Dallas back in 2022 as an undrafted free agent.
Less than a month before the 2023 season, he was tasked with switching to linebacker, and he ended up being one of the best coverage LBs in the league while playing 61% of the snaps in 17 games while starting eight. Fast forward to 2024 and with him being back at safety after the Cowboys overhauled the linebacker room ..
. he might not see the field a whole lot. You see, Bell is giving the Cowboys coaching staff a problem every one in the NFL wishes they have: Having a player that could -maybe should- be starting sitting on the bench because you've got even better players on the field.
With how hard it is to have depth in the league, that's the dream. Since early in the offseason, it became clear safety was the deepest position group on the team's roster. Malik Hooker and Donovan Wilson lead the way as the starters while backups Juanyeh Thomas and Bell make significant pushes for playing time.
The latter is particularly intriguing given how much he played last year combined with the fact that he did it at a high level yet at a different position. None of this matters to Bell as he's focused on the sam.