Chris Autman-Bell explains reason behind return to Minnesota in 2022
The off-season in the B1G has been crazy so far. There have been what feels like a million transfers and players declaring for the 2022 NFL Draft.
Chris Autman-Bell debated declaring for the NFL Draft and reached a point where he will return to the Golden Gophers program.
“To prove to myself what I can be and what I can show,” said Autman-Bell, according to Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press. “So I plan on really showing something that I don’t think anyone has ever seen next year.”
Quote: #Gophers receiver Chris Autman-Bell was “in and out” on whether he was coming back for 2022. The biggest reason he’s “in”:
“To prove to myself what I can be and what I can show, so I plan on really showing something that I don’t think anyone has ever seen next year.”
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) December 21, 2021
Autman-Bell, this season for the Gophers, played in 10 games recording 35 catches for 490 yards on 14 yards per catch and 6 touchdowns on the year.
Minnesota finished the season 8-4 and 6-3 in B1G play. The Gophers will face the West Virginia Mountaineers on Dec. 28 in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix, AZ., at 10:15 ET on ESPN.