The Ohio native never forgot his roots, even after making it to the NFL. On Wednesday, May 24, Bell donated $750,000 to his former high school, Groveport-Madison High School in Ohio, to help build a turf field.
Like plenty of athletes, Bell looked at his starting point when thinking of ways to give back. Set to make $12.1 million off his franchise tag this season, Bell used a small sum of that money to help his hometown community revamp their playing field.
“This is an incredible gift to the Groveport Madison Schools community,” Groveport Madison Superintendent, Bruce Hoover, told ABC6.