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Cliff Benson

Benson, Clifford Anthony
Height: 6-4 Weight: 242
Born: August 28, 1961 Chicago, IL
High School: Alan B. Shepard (Palos Heights, IL)
YearCollegeStatus
1980PurdueRoster
1981PurdueRoster
1982PurdueRoster
1983PurdueRoster
Draft: 5th round (132nd overall) 1984 Atlanta Falcons; 1st round (12th overall) 1984 Oakland Invaders
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL87HBK1616
1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL87HBK1614
1987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL88TE20
1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL88TE83
1987 Year (NFL)1987 Year NFL103
1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL86TE70
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL4933
TransactionDateTeam
Draft1/4/19841984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL
Draft5/1/19841984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL
Signed7/12/19841984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL
Released8/26/19861986 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1986 ATL NFL
Signed3/10/19871987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL
Released8/24/19871987 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1987 SF NFL
Assigned on Waivers8/25/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Released9/7/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Signed9/8/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Exemption9/23/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Activated9/20/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Released11/3/19871987 Washington Redskins (NFL)1987 WAS NFL
Assigned on Waivers11/4/19871987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL
Released8/30/19881988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL
Signed9/14/19881988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL
Released11/1/19881988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL
Signed4/17/19891989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL
Released7/28/19891989 Chicago Bears (NFL)1989 CHIB NFL
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+FUM
1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL382.760000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL382.760000
RECEIVINGTARRECPCTYDSAVGLGTDFD20+40+YACFUM
1984 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1984 ATL NFL262449.430000
1985 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1985 ATL NFL10373.760000
1987 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1987 NO NFL2115.560000
1987 Year (NFL)1987 Year NFL2115.560000
1988 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1988 NO NFL155.050000
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL413087.5300000
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