Sean Bennett (gridiron football)
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| Positions | Running back, fullback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 9, 1975 Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 4th round, 112th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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William Sean Bennett (born November 9, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football for the Evansville Purple Aces, Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats.
Bennett began his collegiate career as a baseball and football player at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, but transferred to the University of Evansville after one year. At Evansville he was twice an All-American but had to transfer due to the school dropping football as a sport. Bennett then attended Northwestern University, where he was a fullback and was mainly a blocker but did get a few 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.