{"id":9889,"date":"2025-01-10T01:15:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9889"},"modified":"2025-01-10T01:15:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:15:58","slug":"breaking-practice-squad-gem-could-sign-with-ravens-chiefs-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9889","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Practice Squad Gem Could Sign With Ravens, Chiefs After Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>After his release from the San Francisco 49ers, this practice squad gem could sign with a contender in time for the postseason.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/ronnie-bell-release-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"ronnie bell release\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Practice squad gem wideout Ronnie Bell could sign with Ravens, Chiefs after his release from the San Francisco 49ers. According to multiple sources, the 49ers are officially starting to clean up shop this offseason since finishing their regular season in a loss against the Detroit Lions. This seems like a no-brainer move considering the 49ers are not partaking in the postseason after missing it under the Brock Purdy era. The team has plenty of decisions to make before the free agency in March, including Purdy, Dre Greenlaw, Deebo Samuel and Chavarius Ward so Bell\u2019s release is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Originally selected in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the former Michigan product made his debut, earning his spot on the 53-man roster while appearing in nine out of the first 11 games of the regular season. He was originally on waivers in November but was sitting on the practice squad behind a heavy squad of pass catchers on the depth chart, including Ricky Pearsall and Brandon Aiyuk. Bell will explore his options but he\u2019s still a reliable additional wide receiver that could provide some stability for a quarterback in a team\u2019s passing game. However, it shouldn\u2019t be too long before a playoff team claims him off waivers since most rosters are always looking for depth during this time.<\/p>\n<h2>Practice Squad Gem Ronnie Bell Could Sign With Ravens, Chiefs After Release<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4254,h_2392,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_912,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01jghfcpfkgwdyx3mz3v.jpg\" alt=\"Andy Reid Discusses Week 18 Starter Plans, Injury Report: Wentz or Mahomes  vs. Denver?\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Johnson Effect<\/h3>\n<p>The Baltimore Ravens had all of the leverage heading into this postseason but with Zay Flowers battling an injury, things may turn out ugly in the wild-card matchup against the Steelers. While it\u2019s just one pass catcher, it\u2019s still their No. 1 receiver on the field that\u2019s been explosive for Lamar Jackson\u2019s chemistry with the offense. They might have to depend on the run game with Derrick Henry but the team must move smart since he does have a strong history of injuries. However, whatever happens to Flowers, it will be up to Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor in the worst way against one of the best defenses in the league in this upcoming matchup.<\/p>\n<p>After waiving Diontae Johnson, Baltimore hasn\u2019t had any luck finding a new pass catcher since releasing Odell Beckham Jr. this past offseason. While Beckham is available, they might have to settle for Ronnie Bell who could step up as the fourth man sharing snaps with DeVontez Walker. Bell is the last wideout on their minds but he could be a nice set of new hands for Jackson to make a couple of plays.<\/p>\n<h3>Reinforcements for Super Bowls<\/h3>\n<p>On the other stick, the Kansas City Chiefs are finally figuring out their wide receiving room this postseason, but the future doesn\u2019t look promising no matter what happens. Several impending free agents like Marquise Brown and DeAndre Hopkins probably won\u2019t return. At the same time, that leaves upcoming second-year Xavier Worthy and Rashee Rice is yet to face punishment from his suspension. Tight end Travis Kelce is no god given his age so this will likely leave the Chiefs scrambling for quick answers for quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>If Brown and Hopkins don\u2019t return, they might have to brace for impact and sign a few receivers from free agency for depth. Ronnie Bell is no superstar but it gives Mahomes temporary as he can make any receiver special given his godly arm. However, the Chiefs have been no stranger to adding new weapons to the practice squad since signing Tyquan Thornton, so the same thing could probably happen to Bell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After his release from the San Francisco 49ers, this practice squad gem could sign with a contender in time for the postseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Practice Squad Gem Could Sign With Ravens, Chiefs After Release - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9889\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Practice Squad Gem Could Sign With Ravens, Chiefs After Release - 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