Safety Vonn Bell breaks a two-year Panthers drought against New Orleans Saints

Safety Vonn Bell just did something a Carolina Panthers safety hasn't done since 2021 — snag an interception. Yes, that is right. Panthers safeties hadn't forced an interception since 2021. And it was Bell who finally broke the drought. Take a look at the play made by Bell, who picked New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek […]

Ian Kayanja

Sep 18, 2023 8:44 PM EDT

Aug 12, 2023; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers safety Vonn Bell (24) during the second half against the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports — Feature image via Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports.

Safety Vonn Bell just did something a Carolina Panthers safety hasn't done since 2021 — snag an interception.

Yes, that is right. Panthers safeties hadn't forced an interception since 2021. And it was Bell who finally broke the drought.

Vonn Bell with the Panthers' first takeaway of the season. And it's the first interception by a Panthers' safety since the 2021 season. Panthers take over at the NO 37.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) September 19, 2023

Take a look at the play made by Bell, who picked New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr off on 3rd-and-5 late in the second quarter with the Saints leading 6-3:

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Bell arrived with the Panthers by way of a March free-agency deal.

Bell, who spent the previous three seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, had a career-high four interceptions and two forced fumbles in the 2022 NFL season.

The Panthers brought him in to be a stabilizing presence in the locker room. And already, Bell is breaking Panthers droughts.