Sean Bennett (gridiron football)

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Sean Bennett
No. 20
Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1975-11-09) November 9, 1975 (age 48)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College:Northwestern
NFL draft:1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:29
Rushing yards:126
Rushing TDs:1
Receptions:9
Receiving yards:164
Receiving TDs:0
Player stats at NFL.com

William Sean Bennett (born November 9, 1975) is an American former professional

Evansville Purple Aces, Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats
.

Bennett began his collegiate career as a

rushing attempts
.

Since he was a senior after his single season at Northwestern, he elected to enter the NFL draft and surprised many by being selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round. He played four seasons in New York but ended up injured each season and was released after 2002. He then joined the New York Jets but was released before the season began. After his failed stints in New York he played for the CFL's Ottawa Renegades and Toronto Argonauts; and the Evansville BlueCats of the Indoor Football League.

Early career

Sean Bennett was born on November 9, 1975, in Evansville, Indiana. In high school, Bennett played baseball and football and was hoping to become a professional baseball player.[2] In football, he played wide receiver and was named All–State[3] and in baseball his batting average was .425 over four years.[2]

Following his senior season in high school, Bennett accepted a baseball and football scholarship at the

fullback. In his only year he had 32 rushes and 160 yards.[2]

Professional career

1999–2003

On March 10, 1999, when some National Football League (NFL) scouts came to work out D'Wayne Bates and Barry Gardner, Bennett decided to join the workout.[2] When he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds, scouts were reportedly, "doing double-takes".[2]

Bennett was selected by the

waived on December 4, 2002.[8]

On April 1, 2003, the New York Jets signed Bennett.[9] He was released on August 23, 2003.[10]

2004–2007

Bennett signed with the

CFL Dispersal Draft and was selected by the Toronto Argonauts. When he was drafted he was playing once again for the Evansville BlueCats, but left the team in favor of Toronto.[14] During his only season in Toronto, Bennett suffered a finger injury that allowed him to play in only three games.[15] The Argonauts won all three games Bennett played for them.[16]

After leaving the game of football in 2007, Bennett became a trainer at Tri-State Athletic Club in Evansville.[17]

References

  1. CNN Sports Illustrated
    . Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  2. ^
    New York Times
    . Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Sean Bennett, FB, Free Agent". KFFL. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  4. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  5. ^ a b Pennington, Bill (September 3, 2001). "PRO FOOTBALL; Giants, Tired of Waiting, Release Bennett". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  6. ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (October 9, 2001). "Bennett may return in 02'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-07-02. [dead link]
  7. Washington Post
    . January 16, 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  8. ^ "Moore leaves Giants, retires". CBC Sports. December 4, 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  9. ^ "Jets add RB Sean Bennett, re-sign six". Associated Press. April 1, 2003. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  10. ^ Pasquarelli, Len (August 26, 2003). "Jets will audition QBs Martin, Graham". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  11. ^ "Renegades sign three players". Our Sports Central. March 3, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  12. ^ "Bluecats sign Evansville native Sean Bennett". Our Sports Central. June 16, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  13. ^ "Alouettes hammer Renegades at the Big O". CBC Sports. October 23, 2004. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  14. ^ "CFL is Next Destination for BlueCats Sean Bennett". Our Sports Central. May 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  15. ^ Busby, Ian (September 23, 2006). "Argonauts fully loaded". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-03.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ Martin, Pete. "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Roster" (PDF). argonauts.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  17. ^ "Two-minute toner: Wheelbarrows". Evansville Courier & Press. January 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-23.

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