MICHAEL BENNETTBennett, Michael, Jr.Height: 6-4 Weight: 274 Born: November 13, 1985 Avondale, LA High School: Alief Taylor (Houston, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 2006 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 2007 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| 2008 | Texas A&M | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 71 | RDE | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2010 TB NFL | 71 | RDE | 13 | 2 |
| 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL | 71 | LDE | 14 | 10 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 71 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 72 | LDE-RDE | 16 | 3 |
| 2014 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2014 SEA NFL | 72 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2015 SEA NFL | 72 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2016 SEA NFL | 72 | LDE | 11 | 11 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 72 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL | 77 | LDE | 16 | 10 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 77 | DT-RDE | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 79 | LDT | 9 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 15 | 1 | ||
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 156 | 101 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 4/27/2009 | 2009 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2009 SEA NFL |
| Released | 10/10/2009 | 2009 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2009 SEA NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 10/11/2009 | 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/13/2012 | 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/19/2012 | 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2013 | 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL |
| Signed | 3/16/2013 | 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL |
| Traded | 3/7/2018 | 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL |
| Traded | 3/13/2019 | 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL |
| Traded | 10/25/2019 | 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/18/2020 | 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 1031 | 0 | 0.0 | 956 | 88.7 | 75 | 15.7 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 643 | 0 | 0.0 | 600 | 57.5 | 43 | 9.6 |
| 2014 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2014 SEA NFL | 876 | 0 | 0.0 | 828 | 84.7 | 48 | 11.1 |
| 2015 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2015 SEA NFL | 830 | 0 | 0.0 | 808 | 81.2 | 22 | 4.9 |
| 2016 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2016 SEA NFL | 570 | 0 | 0.0 | 563 | 52.2 | 7 | 1.6 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 941 | 0 | 0.0 | 934 | 84.7 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL | 736 | 0 | 0.0 | 716 | 69.0 | 20 | 4.6 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 131 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 434 | 0 | 0.0 | 433 | 39.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 565 | 0 | 564 | 1 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6192 | 0 | 5969 | 223 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2010 TB NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL | 4.0 | 25.0 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 9.0 | 57.0 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 8.5 | 59.5 |
| 2014 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2014 SEA NFL | 7.0 | 38.0 |
| 2015 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2015 SEA NFL | 10.0 | 61.0 |
| 2016 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2016 SEA NFL | 5.0 | 40.0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 8.5 | 56.5 |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL | 9.0 | 75.0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 4.0 | 22.0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 6.5 | 44.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 69.5 | 463.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2010 TB NFL | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2014 SEA NFL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2015 SEA NFL | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2016 SEA NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2017 SEA NFL | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New England Patriots (NFL)2019 NE NFL | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 359 | 359 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 132 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2009 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2010 TB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2011 TB NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)2012 TB NFL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2013 SEA NFL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 79 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2014 SEA NFL | 13 | 1 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2015 SEA NFL | 11 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Seattle Seahawks (NFL)2016 SEA NFL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Seattle Seahawks2017 SEA NFL | 15 | 3 | 12 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2018 PHI NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2019 DAL NFL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Year (NFL)2019 Year NFL | 9 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 84 | 16 | 68 | 461 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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