Michael Bennett
Michael A. Bennett
Born: August 13, 1978
Milwaukee, WI USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 211
College: Wisconsin
High School: Bradley Tech & Trade (Milwaukee, WI)
Career: 2001-2010
Drafted: 2001 in Round 1, #27 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Michael Bennett played from 2001 to 2010 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bennett ran for 3,703 yards in his career on 842 attempts, scoring 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 159 passes for 1,294 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 172 | 682 | 4.0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2002 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 255 | 1296 | 5.1 | 85 | 5 |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 70 | 276 | 3.9 | 25 | 1 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 126 | 473 | 3.8 | 61 | 3 |
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 36 | 200 | 5.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 41 | 189 | 4.6 | 28 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 23 | 65 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 842 | 3703 | 4.4 | 85 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 226 | 7.8 | 80 | 1 |
| 2002 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 351 | 9.5 | 45 | 1 |
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 132 | 11.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 207 | 9.9 | 38 | 1 |
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 27 | 124 | 4.6 | 20 | 2 |
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 23 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 33 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 159 | 1294 | 8.1 | 80 | 6 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | NFL Oakland Raiders | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 2001 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 2002 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 2003 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2004 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 2005 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 2007 | NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 6 |
| 2006 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 1 |
| 2008 | NFL | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | NFL | Oakland Raiders | 7 | 0 |
