OL Bell drafted by Bills; puts father Karl Malone behind him

Deadspin found this 4/28/2008 on canadianpress.google.com [flag]

1 day ago ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. Demetrius Bell is no longer trying to follow in the footsteps of his father - basketball great Karl Malone - after the two-sport college athlete was drafted by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Nor does the swingman-turned-offensive lineman care whether "The Mailman" notices. The two have been estranged for most of Bell's life. And Bell, who switched from basketball to ... [link]

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Karl Malone's Son Is No Son Of His [Karl Malone's Boy]
Published 4/28/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... The best story from yesterday's five rounds of the NFL Draft has to be that of Demetrius Bell, an offensive lineman out of Northwestern State drafted by the Buffalo Bills. He's the son of former Mexican-girl-chasing NBA superstar Karl Malone. Not that either Malone or Bell is particularly happy about it. ...

Offensive Tackle Demetrius Bell, Son of Deadbeat Dad Karl Malone, Drafted by Bills
Published 4/29/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Bills, NFL Draft, BuffaloThe Buffalo Bills picked Northwestern State offensive tackle Demetrius Bell on Sunday in the seventh round of the NFL draft. Seventh-round offensive linemen rarely get any attention. But Bell is getting a lot of attention today because of his famous father, NBA legend Karl Malone. And Bell says the genetics of a great athlete is all he ever got from that famous father. When they met for the first time, Bell was 18, and Malone delivered a harsh message that, according to ...

Karl Malone’s Son, Demetrius Bell, Reveals Inner Douche-ness Of His Dad
Published 4/30/2008 by Chuck at Sportaphile
... Bell was just drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2008 NFL draft and revealed he never met his Hall of Fame dad until his 18th birthday. Instead of greeting him with open arms, Malone seemed annoyed that he was contacted. ...

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Report: Mother of Buffalo Bills Player Was 12 or 13 When Karl Malone Got Her Pregnant

With Leather found this 4/30/2008 on sports.aol.com

We've previously noted the story of Demetrius Bell , the offensive tackle who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and who spent his entire childhood without any support from his father -- NBA star Karl Malone . But as bad as being a deadbeat ...

KARL MALONE A BIGGER CREEP THAN CLEMENS?

NBA SUPERBLOG found this 4/30/2008 on www.withleather.com

Before Demetrius Bell was drafted in the seventh round by the Buffalo Bills, his closest tie to the world of professional sports was through his absentee father, legendary Jazz forward Karl Malone. They didn't meet until Bell was 18, when ...

Buffalo Bills select T Demetrius Bell with seventh-round pick

phishhead220 posted 4/27/2008 from mvn.com

The Bills selected offensive tackle Demetrius Bell with their first of three picks in the seventh round. The tackle is raw out of Northwestern State, but has the potential to be a great pass protector. He hadn't even played football until college, going on a basketball scholarship.

Karl Malone: Father of the Year

chimprage posted 4/28/2008 from www.deuceofdavenport.com

Karl Malone's powerful man juice has now spread beyond the world of professional basketball and into the world of professional football. It's widely known that one of former NBA great Karl Malone's bastard children is budding WNBA superstar Cheryl Ford (who was born the same year as his daughter with his current wife), but now the world will get to know another creation of Karl Malone's ...

Karl Malone's 'son' drafted by the Bills

Posted 4/28/2008 on Ball Don't Lie

Nope, not Bulls. Bills. In the seventh round of yesterday's NFL draft, the Buffalo Bills chose Northwestern State offensive tackle Demetrius Bell, the "son" of former Jazz great Karl Malone. I say "son," because the two don't have much of relationship . They met when Bell was just 18, at which time "The Mailman" reportedly told Bell that, "It was too late ...

Demetrius Bell gets genetics and nothing else from Karl Malone

Posted 4/28/2008 on Shutdown Corner

In the seventh round of yesterday's NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills selected a fellow named Demetrius Bell. It wasn't a pick that sent shockwaves through the draft or anything, as Bell played tackle for the scrappy little Northwestern State Demons, who went 4-7 last year as members of the division 1-AA (or whatever they call it now) Southland Conference. The only interesting thing about ...

Karl Malone has super sperm

Posted 4/28/2008 on EBSports Blog

One of our great buds, Deuce of Davenport has found out some very interesting things about our lovely and friendly Karl Malone. I mean, we all know he attempted to boink Kobe Bryant’s wife…and has fathered WNBA Superstar Cheryl Ford. Now after some new DNA reports leaked, Buffalo Bills Offensive Lineman Demetrius Bell has been [...]

MAILMAN COULD HAVE BEEN A JAILMAN

Posted 5/1/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

In the weeks preceding the NFL draft, we heard rumors involving former NBA star Karl Malone, a son who would be entering the NFL, and a timeline suggesting that the child’s mother might have been a child herself at the time of conception. But since we continue to place not getting sued slightly above informing the [...]

Karl Malone. King Of Douche.

Posted 4/30/2008 on The Commission

Da Realist: This breaking news may just give roger clemons a pass... Bell is the son of Malone, but the Mailman had no role in Bell’s success except passing along athletic genes. The two have had very little contact during Bell’s life. His mother, Gloria Bell, reportedly was only 13 years old and Malone a college sophomore at Louisiana Tech when Demetrius was born. Malone might have served

NFL Draft Grades: Buffalo Bills

Posted 4/29/2008 on FanHouse

Buffalo Bills 2008 Draft Picks : Round 1 (11): Leodis McKelvin , CB, Troy Round 2 (41): James Hardy , WR, Indiana Round 3 (72): Chris Ellis , DE, Virginia Tech Round 4 (114): Reggie Corner , CB, Akron Round 4 (132): Derek Fine , TE, Kansas Round 5 (147): Alvin Bowen , OLB, Iowa State Round 6 (179): Xavier Omon , RB, Northern Missouri State Round 7 (219): Demetrius Bell , OT, Northwestern ...

The morning after the draft - How’d the Bills do?

Posted 4/28/2008 on BuffaLowdown | A Blog For Buffalo Bills Fans

The Monday after the draft is upon us. It was a crazy draft, breaking the record for draft day trades that was set in 2004, and leaving all of us plenty entertained throughout the two days. So how do the Buffalo Bills look after our first draft with a 3 GM system? The consensus around [...]

Buffalo Bills 2008 Draft Review and Grade

Posted 4/27/2008 on Circling the Wagons

The 2008 NFL Draft is finally done with. If you’ve been online this weekend following my blogs and posts or commenting on them, thanks! So here is a summary of the Bills 2008 draft. Click the links to read the full post about each player. Some have videos too. The Picks First Round - No. 11: CB Leodis McKelvin, Troy University - With every cornerback and wide receiver available, ...

Bills' Seventh Round Picks in NFL Draft

Posted 4/27/2008 on Buffalo Rumblings: Front Page Posts

The Buffalo Bills will close out their participation in the 2008 NFL Draft with three selections in the seventh round. Those selections are... 7-219: Demetrius Bell, OT, Northwestern State - We knew coming into the day that the Bills would try to target an offensive lineman who can play guard and tackle; a "swing" lineman, if you will. At 6'5" and 303 pounds, Bell is that ...

Bills draftee puts father Karl Malone behind him

Published 4/28/2008 on SportingNews.com NFL News and Exclusive Analysis

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -- Demetrius Bell is no longer trying to follow in the footsteps of his fath...