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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1981–2021)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Lin-J Shell
|image=
|caption=
|number=14
|position=[[Defensive back]]
|birth_date={{birth date|1981|10|22}}
|birth_place=[[Orlando, Florida]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2021|7|29|1981|10|22}}
|death_place=[[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
|height_ft=5
|height_in=11
|weight_lbs=180
|high_school=[[Edgewater High School|Orlando (FL) Edgewater]]
|college=[[Jacksonville Dolphins football|Jacksonville]]
|undraftedyear=2004
|pastteams=
* [[Orlando Predators]] ({{AFL Year|2004}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2005}})*
* Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|2006}}–{{AFL Year|2007}})
* [[New Orleans VooDoo]] ({{AFL Year|2008}})
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ({{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}})
* [[BC Lions]] ({{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2013}})
* [[Calgary Stampeders]] ({{CFL Year|2014}})
* [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ({{CFL Year|2015}})
|highlights=
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[102nd Grey Cup|2014]])
* 2× [[CFL East]] All-Star (2010, 2011)
|cflstatlabel1=Tackles
|cflstatvalue1=280
|cflstatlabel2=Sacks
|cflstatvalue2=8.0
|cflstatlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|cflstatvalue3=9
|cflstatlabel4=Interceptions
|cflstatvalue4=8
|aflstatlabel1=Tackles
|aflstatvalue1=277
|aflstatlabel2=Pass breakups
|aflstatvalue2=40
|aflstatlabel3=Fumble recoveries
|aflstatvalue3=6
|aflstatlabel4=Interceptions
|aflstatvalue4=12
|aflstatlabel5=Total TDs
|aflstatvalue5=4
|cfl-archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107054032/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/3541
|afl=3790
}}
'''Wagner Lindsell''' "'''Lin-J'''" '''Shell Jr.'''<ref>http://pmd.fan590.com/podcasts/inside_argos/ita_20100903_092947--September-2-Edition-of-Inside-The-Argos.mp3{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Shell revealed his full name during a guest appearance on a Sept. 2010 broadcast of "Inside the Argos" on the FAN 590</ref> (October 22, 1981 – July 29, 2021)<ref name=TSN>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsn.ca/former-cfler-lin-j-shell-dead-at-39-1.1675273|title=Former CFLer Lin-J Shell dead at 39|work=[[The Sports Network|TSN.ca]]|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Jacksonville>{{cite web|url=https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/07/30/lin-j-shell-former-jacksonville-university-football-star-dies/5427400001/|title=Lin-J Shell, football coach and former JU and CFL star, dies at age 39|work=[[The Florida Times-Union]]|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021}}</ref> was an American professional [[gridiron football|football]] player who was a [[defensive back]] in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He was originally signed by the [[Arena Football League]]'s (AFL) [[Orlando Predators]] as a [[street free agent]] in 2004. He played [[college football]] at [[Jacksonville Dolphins football|Jacksonville]].

Shell was also a member of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]], [[New Orleans VooDoo]], [[Calgary Stampeders]] (where he helped the team win the [[Grey Cup]]), [[Toronto Argonauts]] (where he was a 2-time CFL East All-Star), [[BC Lions]], and [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]].

Subsequent to his all-star career with the CFL, Shell taught physical education at [[Jean Ribault High School]] in Jacksonville, Florida and coach Football and Jackson High school. On May 9, 2018, Shell was instrumental in preventing a woman from using her handgun in the school gymnasium following a "social media" brawl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://canoe.com/news/crime/former-calgary-stampeder-stops-potential-school-shooting/wcm/b32e68e5-e913-4c3f-9099-295c0476ecfc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513224135/http://canoe.com/news/crime/former-calgary-stampeder-stops-potential-school-shooting/wcm/b32e68e5-e913-4c3f-9099-295c0476ecfc|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2018|title='Please don't shoot the kids': Former Stampeder stops woman with gun at Florida high school|first=Ryan|last=Rumbolt|date=May 12, 2018|website=Canoe.com}}</ref>

Shell died from a stroke in Florida on July 29, 2021, at the age 39. According to his family, he also tested positive for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida]].<ref name=TSN /><ref name=Jacksonville /><ref>[https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2021/07/30/jackson-assistant-football-coach-former-ju-star-lin-shell-dies ‘He was so special’: Jackson assistant football coach Lin Shell dies at 39]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524072642/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/3541 Calgary Stampeders bio]

{{102nd Grey Cup}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
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[[Category:African-American schoolteachers]]
[[Category:Schoolteachers from Florida]]
[[Category:American football defensive backs]]
[[Category:BC Lions players]]
[[Category:Canadian football defensive backs]]
[[Category:Calgary Stampeders players]]
[[Category:Jacksonville Dolphins football players]]
[[Category:New Orleans VooDoo players]]
[[Category:Orlando Predators players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Orlando, Florida]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Orlando, Florida]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts players]]
[[Category:Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) players]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen]]

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