Earl Bennett

This article is about former American football wide receiver. For other people with similar names, see Earl Bennett (disambiguation).

Earl Bennett
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Bennett in 2011
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position:Director of player development
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-23) March 23, 1987 (age 37)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:West End (Birmingham)
College:Vanderbilt (2005–2007)
NFL draft:2008 / round: 3 / pick: 70
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Vanderbilt (2021–present)
    Director of player development
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:185
Receiving yards:2,277
Receiving touchdowns:12
Return yards:242
Return touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Earl Bryan Bennett[1] (born March 23, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. After his playing career, he became the director of player development at Vanderbilt.

College career

Bennett celebrates a touchdown in college

A three-time All-SEC selection at Vanderbilt, Bennett left school as the all-time SEC leader in receptions with 236. Although later surpassed by Jordan Matthews, Bennett still ranks near the top of Vanderbilt's career receiving leaderboards.

Awards and honors

  • 2005 – First-team All-SEC (Coaches)
  • 2005 – Second-team All-SEC (AP)
  • 2005 – First-team SEC All Freshman Team
  • 2005 – Sporting News Second-team Freshman All American
  • 2005 – Scout.com First-team All American
  • 2005 – Rivals.com Second-team All American
  • 2006 – Rivals.com Third-team All American[2]
  • 2006 – First-team All-SEC (AP)[3]
  • 2006 – Second-team All-SEC (Coaches)[4]
  • 2006 – Rivals.com First-team All-SEC[5]
  • 2006 – Scout.com First-team All-SEC[6]

Records

  • He set the Southeastern Conference record for career receptions with 236.
  • He has totaled more receptions than any other Southeastern Conference receiver after two years.[7]
  • He set the school record with 223 receiving yards against the Richmond Spiders in the Commodores' 2007 opening season win.
  • He is the first ever SEC receiver to record 75 receptions in three different seasons.[8]

Statistics

Receiving Rushing
Year REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD
2005 79 876 11.1 41 9 5 11 2.2 14 0
2006 82 1146 14.0 77 6 5 11 2.2 11 0
2007 75 830 11.0 54 5 10 22 2.2 15 0
Totals 236 2852 12.1 77 20 20 44 2.2 15 0

Professional career

Bennett with the Bears in 2011.

Chicago Bears

2008 season

The Chicago Bears chose Bennett in the third round (70th overall) of the 2008 NFL draft.[9] He didn't catch a single pass his entire rookie year and was mostly on the sidelines.

2009 season

On April 2, 2009, Bennett's former teammate at Vanderbilt during the 2005 season, Pro Bowl quarterback Jay Cutler was acquired by the Bears via a trade with the Denver Broncos. Bears head coach Lovie Smith said Bennett would be given "every opportunity" to win a spot as a starting receiver alongside Devin Hester in 2009. Bennett did just that during the course of mandatory mini-camp and training camp, as he showed an ability to make tough grabs in traffic and a willingness to go over the middle. Bennett and Cutler quickly regained the chemistry they shared on and off the field during their college years playing together at Vanderbilt. During that offseason, Bennett also changed his number from 85 to 80. (He tried to obtain his original college number 10, but since NFL rules prohibit players from changing numbers in the 80s to numbers in the 10s, he settled for 80 as it reminded him of Jerry Rice.)

Bennett was the only Bears receiver to catch at least 1 pass in each game played during the 16-Game regular season in which the Bears missed the playoffs. Bennett got off to a strong start in season in the Week 1 match-up against the Green Bay Packers, making seven catches for 66 yards. Two weeks later against the Seattle Seahawks, Bennett caught four passes for 80 yards. A week later against the Detroit Lions, Bennett returned four punts for a 15-yard average and a long of 25 yards in place of an injured Devin Hester. During Week 6 against the Atlanta Falcons, Bennett caught four passes for 57 yards, including a clutch grab in the red zone in which Bennett took a big hit to still give Chicago a chance to win but eventually lost that game. In Week 9 against the Arizona Cardinals, Bennett caught seven passes for 93 yards, but the Bears lost 41–21. In Week 16 against the division rival Minnesota Vikings, Bennett caught three passes for 35 yards, along with his second career receiving touchdown.

Bennett had a key two-point conversion against the Seattle Seahawks for his first points of the 2009 season and his career. Bennett caught his first career touchdown from Jay Cutler against the St. Louis Rams in Week 13 as well completing a career-long 71-yard pass reception.

On December 20 against the Baltimore Ravens, Bennett returned a punt 49 yards for a touchdown in place of the Bears injured returner Devin Hester.

Bennett finished the season with 717 yards on 54 catches with two receiving touchdowns and a punt return touchdown as well.

2010 season

During Week 6 against the Seahawks, Bennett laid a devastating block on Seattle punter Jon Ryan, allowing teammate Devin Hester to return his second punt of the season for a touchdown. Bennett caught his third career receiving touchdown in Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills in Toronto.

During the NFC Championship game, with Chicago trailing 21–7, Caleb Hanie, who was playing for an injured Jay Cutler, lofted a pass toward the left sideline to Bennett, who made Nick Collins whiff on the tackle and then raced untouched into the endzone for a 35-yard touchdown, but Green Bay still won the game 21–14.

2011 season

In Week 2 against the Saints, Bennett was injured, and did not return to the game. This eventually created controversy in 2012 after the Saints were caught using a bounty program.[10] In Week 9, Bennett's return helped the Bears defeat the Eagles with a touchdown pass. However, after the Eagles game, Bennett was fined $5,000 for wearing bright orange cleats.[11] After he wore the shoes again against the Detroit Lions the following week, the league told him that wearing the shoes again will result in an increase of $5,000 in his fines.[12] The league later informed him that wearing the cleats a third consecutive time will result in him being ejected and the Bears being penalized. After wearing the cleats in 2012 against the Lions, the league fined him once again.[13] On December 12, Bennett was signed to a four-year extension, keeping him with the Bears through 2014.[14]

2012 season

In Week 17 against the Lions, Bennett caught five passes for 109 yards, a career best, and one touchdown. As a result, Bennett became the first Bears receiver besides Brandon Marshall to compile more than 80 yards in a game in 2012.[15]

2013 season

In 2013, Bennett caught 32 passes for 243 yards and a career-high four touchdowns. Bennett missed the 2013 week 17 game against the Green Bay Packers after his brother's death.[16]

On March 18, 2014, Bennett was released by the Bears after refusing to have his salary reduced.[17]

Cleveland Browns

On May 14, 2014, Bennett signed with the Cleveland Browns.[18] On June 17, 2014, his contract was terminated by the Browns.

Post-playing career

Bennett was named the director of player development at his alma mater Vanderbilt on February 8, 2021.[19]

Personal life

In 2012, Bennett held "The Prime Experience with Earl Bennett" at III Forks to help benefit his charity, "Earl Bennett's Legends for Literacy".[20]

Bennett was among the honorees at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers at a CSN fundraiser event.[21]

In January 2015, Bennett returned to Vanderbilt University to complete his educational studies degree from Peabody College of Education and Human Development. Bennett earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Houston in 2022.[22]

Earl is married to Rekeshia Bennett. They have a son, Earl Bennett Jr. and daughters, Skylah and Selah Bennett.

References

  1. ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "2006 Rivals.com All Americans". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved November 30, 2006.
  3. ^ "2006 AP All-SEC Team". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2006.
  4. ^ "2006 Coaches' All-SEC Team". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2006.
  5. ^ "2006 Rivals.com All-SEC Team".[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "2006 Scout.com All-SEC Team".
  7. ^ "2006 Rivals.com All American Team". Rivals.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2006.
  8. ^ "Earl Bennett Named First Team All-SEC (info updated for accuracy)". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  9. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Wright, Michael C. (March 2, 2012). "Bears wonder if Saints targeted them - Chicago Bears Blog - ESPN Chicago". Espn.go.com. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  11. ^ "Earl Bennett fined $5,000 for orange shoes | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. November 10, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  12. ^ "Earl Bennett is committed to his orange shoes | ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. November 17, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  13. ^ "Report: Earl Bennett fined for wearing orange cleats". National Football League. October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  14. ^ "Bears sign Bennett to 4-year extension". Chicagobears.com. December 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  15. ^ Mayer, Larry (December 30, 2012). "Bennett provides a boost with career day". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  16. ^ Mayer, Larry (March 18, 2014). "Bears release receiver Earl Bennett". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  17. ^ Campbell, Rich (March 18, 2014). "Bears release Earl Bennett after he declines pay cut". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  18. ^ Melnick, Andrew (May 15, 2014). "Cleveland Browns sign Earl Bennett". fansided.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  19. ^ "Vanderbilt Commodores coach Clark Lea adds Earl Bennett to his staff". ESPN. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  20. ^ "Bennett set to host a 'prime experience'". Chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
  21. ^ "Bennett among the honorees at benefit". Chicagobears.com. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  22. ^ Greenberg, Jon (February 2, 2023). "Earl Bennett's post-NFL success: From Bears receiver to life with a Ph.D." The Athletic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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