Drew Bennett
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 Drew Bennett during his tenure with the Tennessee Titans. |
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| St. Louis Rams — No. 83 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: August 26, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Berkeley, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 206 lb (93 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2001 for the Tennessee Titans | |
| Career history | |
| College: UCLA | |
| Undrafted in 2001 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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| Receptions | 306 |
| Receiving Yards | 4,408 |
| Receiving TDs | 28 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Andrew Russell Bennett (born August 26, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. Bennett plays wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams, who acquired him as an free agent on March 3, 2007. He signed a six-year deal worth $30 million with $10 million in guarantees. During the 2004 season he tied an NFL record by scoring eight touchdowns in a three game span.
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[edit] High School Years
Bennett attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California and was a three sport standout in football, baseball, and basketball. As a senior football quarterback, he won first team All-League and second team All-Bay Area honors, after he passed for 2,308 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for six touchdowns. In baseball, he batted .430 and won first team All-League honors.
[edit] College career
Bennett was offered to play at Princeton University in New Jersey, but turned it down to attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was a walk on as a quarterback and elected to redshirt the 1996 season. He was awarded a scholarship for the 1997 season and switched positions to become a wide receiver for his junior year. He played both wide receiver and quarterback in his senior season and won the Paul I. Wellman Award for All-Around Excellence. He graduated from UCLA with a major in Political Science and is also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
[edit] Professional career
From 2001 to 2006, Bennett played wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, becoming a full-time starter.
[edit] Trivia
- He once ran the Los Angeles Marathon without training.[citation needed]
- For every touchdown he scores, Drew donates $1,000 to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Nashville [1]
