Sapp with the Miami Dolphins in 2011 |
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| No. 22 Minnesota Vikings | |
| Cornerback | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 20, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | |
| Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Northern Iowa | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 240 |
| Sacks | 2.5 |
| Interceptions | 6 |
| Forced fumbles | 4 |
| Pass deflections | 35 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Benjamin Lee Sapp, II (born January 20, 1981 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Minnesota Vikings. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Northern Iowa.
Sapp has also played for the Miami Dolphins.
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Sapp attended Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, volleyball, and track and field. In football, as a senior, he was a first team All-Broward County selection and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Benny Sapp graduated from Boyd Anderson High School in 2000.
He appeared in 24 games (15 starts) with the Northern Iowa Panthers and 24 games (20 starts) with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was removed from the Iowa Hawkeyes squad in 2002 due to charges of violence. He racked up 78 tackles, six interceptions, 29 passes deflected and four forced fumbles with the Panthers and 104 tackles and three interceptions in two seasons with the Hawkeyes.
Sapp was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played for them until 2007.
Sapp signed with the Vikings in 2008. In 2008 he stepped in to the Vikings starting nickle rotation after Charles Gordon went down. In 2008, he had 22 tackles along with 2 interceptions. On March 3, 2009, the Vikings re-signed him to a one-year contract. And re-signed him again for a two year contract on March 9, 2010.
Sapp was traded from the Vikings on August 25, 2010 to the Miami Dolphins for Greg Camarillo. For the Dolphins Sapp recorded 2 interceptions and had 10 pass deflections in 17 games. On September 12, 2011, during a Monday Night Football game against rival New England Patriots, Sapp was burned by Patriots WR Wes Welker on a 99 yard touchdown pass. The Dolphins cut Sapp the next day.[1]
After CB Antoine Winfield sustained a season ending injury, Sapp was signed by the Vikings after a work out.
Sapp's high school teammate Asante Samuel plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.