{"id":632808,"date":"2026-05-09T12:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/632808\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:13:10","slug":"skyler-bell-trying-not-to-overthink-things-just-be-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/632808\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyler Bell trying not to overthink things, just be himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orchard Park, NY (WGR550) – Before Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Skyler Bell\u2019s first-ever NFL practice, he accidentally wore his cleats up to head coach Joe Brady’s office.<\/p>\n

Once he got on the field, Bell had a couple early drops of passes.<\/p>\n

After all that, he credits Brady for helping him settle in by taking Brady\u2019s advice to not overthink things and just be himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was making fun of me,\u201d Bell said about wearing his cleats to Brady\u2019s office. <\/p>\n

Bell said his new head coach is \u201ccool,” and that “he’s about ball. He’s a football junkie.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the fourth round pick out of UConn had those drops early-on in his first-ever practice, that cool coach gave him words he took to heart the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was just telling me just to be myself and stop overthinking,\u201d Bell said. \u201cThat’s all it is with me. I was just in my head a little bit, you know, with jitters and things like that. So he was just telling me, \u2018man, just be yourself, man. We want you here. You’re here for a reason. So just keep doing you.\u2019 \u201c<\/p>\n

Bell joined the rest of his rookie teammates and others trying out for the club for the first of a two-day rookie minicamp.<\/p>\n

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