ranked second in the NFL. Bell helped Travis Henry amass 1,211 rushing yards and opened rushing lanes for Offensive Rookie of the Year Vince Young as he gained 552 rushing yards, becoming the first rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl era to reach 500 rushing yards. In 2007, Bell signed a one-year $1.85 million tender offer as a restricted free agent. In 2007 Bell played in a career-high 16 games with 16 starts...also started in Titans’ playoff contest. He opened holes for rushing attack that ranked fifth in the NFL gaining 2,109 yards (131.8 yards per game) behind RB LenDale White's career-high 1,110 yards. St. Louis Rams On March 3, 2008, he signed a six-year $36 million deal with the St. Louis Rams. The deal contained $13 million guaranteed, including a $7 million signing bonus. In 2008, Bell played in 13 games (all starts). Cincinnati Bengals Bell signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 6, 2012. Retirement On May 8, 2012, Bell announced his retirement. The following day Bell said about his abrupt decision to retire only one month after joining the Bengals, "I've been thinking about some different things, thinking about health, thinking about the future of my family having to deal with some kind of crazy disease that nobody even knows about, where people want their brains studied after they're dead, donating their brains to research. It's just crazy to see how someone like Junior Seau took his own life over -- God knows what he was really struggling and dealing with. But you have to believe it came from the game of football. I want to get out before the game makes me get out, where I can get out on my own terms, and I can limit the amount of stress and negative impact that the game would leave on me. I played under a guy, Mike Munchak in Tennessee, and I used to watch him as he was running around the practice field for a half hour before practice, and I'd see the way he'd run," Bell said. "He played 13 seasons, he played all 13 seasons with no cartilage in his knees. And I thought to myself, I don't want to look like that. I don't want to be at the point where I'm jeopardizing my true health for money pretty much. For money and for celebrity." References External links St. Louis Rams Player