Elijah Benton

Elijah Benton (born September 5, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Liberty.

Elijah Benton
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996
Forest, Virginia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, Virginia)
College:Liberty
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com ยท PFR

College career

Benton played college football at Liberty University.[1]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Benton signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.[2] He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020, and signed to their practice squad the next day.[3] Benton was elevated to the active roster on October 17 for the team's week 6 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[4] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[5] and restored to the practice squad on January 6, 2021.[6]

Benton was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021.[7] Benton was waived by the Browns on August 31, 2021.[8]

New England Patriots

On October 6, 2021, Benton was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad.[9] He was released on October 26, 2021.[10]

Seattle Seahawks

On December 1, 2021, Benton was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[11] He was released on December 7.[12]

New York Jets

On December 8, 2021, Benton was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[13] He was released on December 30.[14]

Tennessee Titans

On August 9, 2022, Benton signed with the Tennessee Titans, but was waived a week later.[15][16]

References
  1. "Elijah Benton". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. "Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. "Browns claim 2 players, announce 14 practice squad members". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 6, 2020.
  4. "Browns elevate S Elijah Benton to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 17, 2020.
  5. "Browns place OL Chris Hubbard on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. "Browns activate LB B.J. Goodson, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  8. Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2021). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2021 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  9. "Patriots Sign LB Jamie Collins; Place DL Henry Anderson on IR; Sign DB Elijah Benton to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. October 6, 2021.
  10. "Patriots place LB Harvey Langi on injured reserve; Release DB Elijah Benton from the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 26, 2021.
  11. Boyle, John (December 1, 2021). "Seahawks Sign RB Adrian Peterson & Two Others To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  12. Boyle, John (December 8, 2021). "Seahawks Sign NT Niles Scott To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  13. Greenberg, Ethan (December 8, 2021). "Jets Sign S Elijah Benton to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2021). "Jets Activate Alijah Vera-Tucker, Laurent Duvernay-Tarif, John Franklin-Myers and Ashtyn Davis". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. Wyatt, Jim (August 9, 2022). "Roster Moves: Titans Add DBs Adrian Colbert, Elijah Benton While Waiving Two Others". TennesseeTitans.com.
  16. Wyatt, Jim (August 16, 2022). "Titans Claim DB Lonnie Johnson Jr. Off Waivers". TennesseeTitans.com.
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