MICHAEL BENNETTBennett, Michael A.Height: 5-9 Weight: 209 Born: August 13, 1978 Milwaukee, WI High School: Bradley Tech & Trade (Milwaukee, WI) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Wisconsin | Redshirted |
| 1999 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 2000 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (27th overall) 2001 Minnesota Vikings |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL | 23 | RB | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 23 | RB | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 6 |
| 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2007 KC NFL | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 29 | RB | 8 | 1 |
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 29 | RB | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2009 SD NFL | 29 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2010 OAK NFL | 32 | HB | 7 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 107 | 50 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/21/2001 | 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/30/2001 | 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/25/2003 | 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL |
| Activated | 10/31/2003 | 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2006 | 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2006 | 2006 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2006 NO NFL |
| Traded | 8/2/2006 | 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL |
| Traded | 10/16/2007 | 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL |
| Released | 11/12/2008 | 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL |
| Signed | 11/12/2008 | 2008 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2008 SD NFL |
| Released | 3/4/2010 | 2009 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2009 SD NFL |
| Signed | 5/6/2010 | 2010 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2010 OAK NFL |
| Released | 9/5/2011 | 2011 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2011 OAK NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 172 | 682 | 4.0 | 31t | 2 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 255 | 1296 | 5.1 | 85t | 5 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL | 90 | 447 | 5.0 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 70 | 276 | 3.9 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 126 | 473 | 3.8 | 61t | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL | 36 | 200 | 5.6 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2007 KC NFL | 20 | 52 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 41 | 189 | 4.6 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 61 | 241 | 4.0 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2009 SD NFL | 23 | 65 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2010 OAK NFL | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 842 | 3703 | 4.4 | 85t | 13 | 142 | 22 | 5 | 11 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 38 | 29 | 76.3 | 226 | 7.8 | 80t | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 41 | 37 | 90.2 | 351 | 9.5 | 45t | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL | 14 | 12 | 85.7 | 132 | 11.0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 23 | 21 | 91.3 | 207 | 9.9 | 38t | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 31 | 27 | 87.1 | 124 | 4.6 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL | 12 | 9 | 75.0 | 77 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2007 KC NFL | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 47 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2007 TB NFL | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 54 | 10.8 | 23t | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 101 | 6.7 | 23t | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2008 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2009 SD NFL | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 65 | 10.8 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2010 OAK NFL | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 213 | 174 | 74.6 | 1395 | 8.0 | 80t | 7 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2003 MIN NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2004 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2007 KC NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2001 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2006 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2007 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Year (NFL)2007 Year NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 San Diego Chargers (NFL)2009 SD NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Oakland Raiders (NFL)2010 OAK NFL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2002 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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