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Former Browns Receiver Files $300M Lawsuit Over Surgery Injury

By Drooid · Oct 16, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC · How we work

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Former Cleveland Browns receiver David Bell filed a $300 million lawsuit in Philadelphia.
He alleges Dr. William Meyers cut his femoral artery during a core muscle repair after a Week 2 hip injury.
Emergency vascular surgery at Thomas Jefferson Hospital saved his leg but left damage that ended his NFL career.
The complaint also names Dr. Adam Zoga, Jefferson Health and fourteen other defendants.

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Former Cleveland Browns receiver David Bell filed a $300 million lawsuit in Philadelphia.
He alleges Dr. William Meyers cut his femoral artery during a core muscle repair after a Week 2 hip injury.
Emergency vascular surgery at Thomas Jefferson Hospital saved his leg but left damage that ended his NFL career.
The complaint also names Dr. Adam Zoga, Jefferson Health and fourteen other defendants.