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==Early life==
==Early life==
Benwikere grew up in [[Los Angeles]]; his father immigrated to the U.S. from [[Nigeria]].<ref name="turned corner"/> As a freshman, Benwikere attended [[Los Angeles Unified School District|View Park High School]] and played [[eight-man football]] before transferring to [[Junípero Serra High School (Gardena, California)|Junípero Serra High School]] in [[Gardena, California]].<ref name="SJSU bio">{{cite web|title=Bené Benwikere|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bene_benwikere_845748.html|publisher=San Jose State Spartans|accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref> In his first year at Serra, he earned a starting cornerback spot. The Serra Cavaliers included future NFL players such as [[Marqise Lee]], [[Robert Woods (wide receiver)|Robert Woods]], [[Paul Richardson (American football)|Paul Richardson]], and [[George Farmer (wide receiver, born 1993)|George Farmer]].<ref name="turned corner">{{cite web|author=Person, Joseph|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|title= Panthers rookie Benwikere’s future turned corner in high school|work=Charlotte Observer|date=May 22, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908165817/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|archivedate=September 8, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> As a senior, Benwikere helped Serra win the 2009 [[California Interscholastic Federation]] Division 3 title.
Benwikere grew up in [[Los Angeles]]; his father immigrated to the U.S. from [[Nigeria]].<ref name="turned corner"/> As a freshman, Benwikere attended [[Los Angeles Unified School District|View Park High School]] and played [[eight-man football]] before transferring to [[Junípero Serra High School (Gardena, California)|Junípero Serra High School]] in [[Gardena, California]].<ref name="SJSU bio">{{cite web|title=Bené Benwikere |url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bene_benwikere_845748.html |publisher=San Jose State Spartans |accessdate=September 8, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016090849/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bene_benwikere_845748.html |archivedate=October 16, 2014 |df= }}</ref> In his first year at Serra, he earned a starting cornerback spot. The Serra Cavaliers included future NFL players such as [[Marqise Lee]], [[Robert Woods (wide receiver)|Robert Woods]], [[Paul Richardson (American football)|Paul Richardson]], and [[George Farmer (wide receiver, born 1993)|George Farmer]].<ref name="turned corner">{{cite web|author=Person, Joseph|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|title= Panthers rookie Benwikere’s future turned corner in high school|work=Charlotte Observer|date=May 22, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908165817/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/05/22/4927204/panthers-rookies-future-turned.html|archivedate=September 8, 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> As a senior, Benwikere helped Serra win the 2009 [[California Interscholastic Federation]] Division 3 title.


A three-sport letterwinner, Benwikere also played [[high school basketball|basketball]] and was a [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] (11.0s in the 100m) and [[long jump|jumper]] on the [[track & field|track]] team.<ref>http://w3.lasallehs.org/sports/track/2008%20complete%20drl%20league%20results%20_2_.pdf</ref><ref name="NFL Combine">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/bene-benwikere?id=2543855|title=Combine Player Profiles: Bene Benwikere|publisher=NFL|accessdate=September 7, 2014}}</ref>
A three-sport letterwinner, Benwikere also played [[high school basketball|basketball]] and was a [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] (11.0s in the 100m) and [[long jump|jumper]] on the [[track & field|track]] team.<ref>http://w3.lasallehs.org/sports/track/2008%20complete%20drl%20league%20results%20_2_.pdf</ref><ref name="NFL Combine">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/bene-benwikere?id=2543855 |title=Combine Player Profiles: Bene Benwikere |publisher=NFL |accessdate=September 7, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525200215/http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/bene-benwikere?id=2543855 |archivedate=May 25, 2014 |df= }}</ref>


Benwikere attended football camp at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] during high school and had scholarship offers from [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]], [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]], [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]], [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]], and [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]].<ref name="Scout">{{cite web|url=http://sanjosestate.scout.com/a.z?s=199&p=8&c=1&nid=3779504|title=Bene Benwikere|publisher=scout.com|accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref>
Benwikere attended football camp at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] during high school and had scholarship offers from [[San Jose State Spartans football|San Jose State]], [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]], [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]], [[San Diego State Aztecs football|San Diego State]], and [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]].<ref name="Scout">{{cite web|url=http://sanjosestate.scout.com/a.z?s=199&p=8&c=1&nid=3779504|title=Bene Benwikere|publisher=scout.com|accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref>
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On May 20, 2014, Benwikere signed a four-year $2.42 million contract.<ref>http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/bene-benwikere-/</ref> As a rookie, during the preseason, Benwikere won the starting [[Nickelback (American football) |nickel corner]] position on the Panther defense over veteran [[Charles Godfrey (American football)|Charles Godfrey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Newton's protection on right still in doubt|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/8299/newtons-protection-on-right-side-remains-unsure|website=NFL Nation: Carolina Panthers|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=September 8, 2014|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> On his NFL debut on September 7, 2014 in Carolina's 20-14 win over the [[2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Benwikere had 4 tackles, 1 pass deflection, and a recovery of a forced fumble by teammate [[Luke Kuechly]] on Tampa running back [[Bobby Rainey]].<ref name="Panthers 20 Bucs 14">{{cite web|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-20-Buccaneers-14/5c104d48-ea7d-4436-99d9-c300c9e2c756|title=Panthers 20, Buccaneers 14|publisher=Carolina Panthers|accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2014 gamelog">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/benebenwikere/2543855/gamelogs|title=Bene Benwikere Game Log|publisher=NFL|accessdate=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Benwikere's fumble recovery enabled Carolina to [[running out the clock|run out the clock]] en route to their victory.<ref name="Panthers 20 Bucs 14"/> In a week 2 victory over the [[Detroit Lions]], Benwikere allowed only 20% of his targets to catch a pass, had a pressure, and recorded a pass deflection that was nearly picked off by teammate, [[Star Lotulelei]].<ref>http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/14/4152137/what-happened-to-change-carolina.html</ref><ref>http://overthecap.com/nfls-best-worst-values-defense-week-2/</ref> Through the first two weeks of the season, [[Pro Football Focus|PFF]] rated Benwikere as the second best cornerback in the NFL, allowing a completion percentage of only 44.4% of passes thrown in his area.<ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/19/pff-preview-steelers-panthers-week-3/</ref>
On May 20, 2014, Benwikere signed a four-year $2.42 million contract.<ref>http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/bene-benwikere-/</ref> As a rookie, during the preseason, Benwikere won the starting [[Nickelback (American football) |nickel corner]] position on the Panther defense over veteran [[Charles Godfrey (American football)|Charles Godfrey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Newton's protection on right still in doubt|url=http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/8299/newtons-protection-on-right-side-remains-unsure|website=NFL Nation: Carolina Panthers|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=September 8, 2014|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref> On his NFL debut on September 7, 2014 in Carolina's 20-14 win over the [[2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], Benwikere had 4 tackles, 1 pass deflection, and a recovery of a forced fumble by teammate [[Luke Kuechly]] on Tampa running back [[Bobby Rainey]].<ref name="Panthers 20 Bucs 14">{{cite web|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-20-Buccaneers-14/5c104d48-ea7d-4436-99d9-c300c9e2c756|title=Panthers 20, Buccaneers 14|publisher=Carolina Panthers|accessdate=September 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="2014 gamelog">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/benebenwikere/2543855/gamelogs|title=Bene Benwikere Game Log|publisher=NFL|accessdate=September 9, 2014}}</ref> Benwikere's fumble recovery enabled Carolina to [[running out the clock|run out the clock]] en route to their victory.<ref name="Panthers 20 Bucs 14"/> In a week 2 victory over the [[Detroit Lions]], Benwikere allowed only 20% of his targets to catch a pass, had a pressure, and recorded a pass deflection that was nearly picked off by teammate, [[Star Lotulelei]].<ref>http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/14/4152137/what-happened-to-change-carolina.html</ref><ref>http://overthecap.com/nfls-best-worst-values-defense-week-2/</ref> Through the first two weeks of the season, [[Pro Football Focus|PFF]] rated Benwikere as the second best cornerback in the NFL, allowing a completion percentage of only 44.4% of passes thrown in his area.<ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/19/pff-preview-steelers-panthers-week-3/</ref>


In the first half of the October 5 game against the [[2014 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], Benwikere left the game in the first half after twisting his ankle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Jonathan|title=Carolina Panthers’ no-huddle offense just part of the mix|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/10/06/5224799/carolina-panthers-no-huddle-offense.html|website=Charlotte Observer|accessdate=November 9, 2014|date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> As of November 9, Benwikere has been inactive.<ref name="2014 gamelog"/> In the Panthers week 14 game against the [[New Orleans Saints]], Benwikere recorded his first NFL interception against Saints quarterback [[Drew Brees]]. Despite giving up 8 catches on 10 targets against the Saints, he only gave up 48 yards and his rating when targeted was a 47.1.<ref>http://www.catscratchreader.com/2014/12/8/7356777/panthers-at-saints-handing-out-the-grades</ref> Benwikere didn't allow a single touchdown in 254 snaps and 45 targets (best among rookie corners who played at least 25 percent of their team's snaps).<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald</ref> On December 23, 2014, Benwikere was named to the Sports Illustrated 2014 All-Rookie Team.<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald</ref> Over the final eight weeks of the regular season, [[Pro Football Focus]] rated Benwikere as the best cover corner in the NFL.<ref>http://www.thestate.com/2014/12/26/3894815_pnthers-tweets-before-panthers.html?rh=1</ref> During the Panthers playoff victory over the [[Arizona Cardinals]], Benwikere gave up only one reception for 21 yards for the game.<ref>http://www.catscratchreader.com/2015/1/4/7492373/panthers-27-cardinals-16-handing-out-the-grades</ref> On January 13, 2015, Benwikere was named to the ProFootball Focus 2014 All-Rookie Team.<ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/13/2014-pff-all-rookie-team/2/</ref> He was also named to the All-Rookie teams for both ESPN and Sports Illustrated. For his rookie season, Benwikere allowed a rookie-low 72.9 opposing quarterback rating, no touchdowns, and was the third best in the NFL in the yards per reception allowed in 459 regular-season snaps.<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/20/2014-nfl-draft-redo-derek-carr-odell-beckham-jr-jadeveon-clowney?page=3&devicetype=default</ref><ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/22/2014-pff-all-nfc-south-team/</ref>
In the first half of the October 5 game against the [[2014 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]], Benwikere left the game in the first half after twisting his ankle.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jones|first1=Jonathan|title=Carolina Panthers’ no-huddle offense just part of the mix|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/10/06/5224799/carolina-panthers-no-huddle-offense.html|website=Charlotte Observer|accessdate=November 9, 2014|date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> As of November 9, Benwikere has been inactive.<ref name="2014 gamelog"/> In the Panthers week 14 game against the [[New Orleans Saints]], Benwikere recorded his first NFL interception against Saints quarterback [[Drew Brees]]. Despite giving up 8 catches on 10 targets against the Saints, he only gave up 48 yards and his rating when targeted was a 47.1.<ref>http://www.catscratchreader.com/2014/12/8/7356777/panthers-at-saints-handing-out-the-grades</ref> Benwikere didn't allow a single touchdown in 254 snaps and 45 targets (best among rookie corners who played at least 25 percent of their team's snaps).<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald</ref> On December 23, 2014, Benwikere was named to the Sports Illustrated 2014 All-Rookie Team.<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald</ref> Over the final eight weeks of the regular season, [[Pro Football Focus]] rated Benwikere as the best cover corner in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestate.com/2014/12/26/3894815_pnthers-tweets-before-panthers.html?rh%3D1 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-12-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230005203/http://www.thestate.com/2014/12/26/3894815_pnthers-tweets-before-panthers.html?rh=1 |archivedate=2015-12-30 |df= }}</ref> During the Panthers playoff victory over the [[Arizona Cardinals]], Benwikere gave up only one reception for 21 yards for the game.<ref>http://www.catscratchreader.com/2015/1/4/7492373/panthers-27-cardinals-16-handing-out-the-grades</ref> On January 13, 2015, Benwikere was named to the ProFootball Focus 2014 All-Rookie Team.<ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/13/2014-pff-all-rookie-team/2/</ref> He was also named to the All-Rookie teams for both ESPN and Sports Illustrated. For his rookie season, Benwikere allowed a rookie-low 72.9 opposing quarterback rating, no touchdowns, and was the third best in the NFL in the yards per reception allowed in 459 regular-season snaps.<ref>http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/01/20/2014-nfl-draft-redo-derek-carr-odell-beckham-jr-jadeveon-clowney?page=3&devicetype=default</ref><ref>https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/01/22/2014-pff-all-nfc-south-team/</ref>


====2015 season====
====2015 season====

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Bené Benwikere
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Benwikere after the 2012 Military Bowl
No. 33 – Miami Dolphins
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1991-09-03) September 3, 1991 (age 33)
Fontana, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
College:San Jose State
NFL draft:2014 / round: 5 / pick: 148
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2013)
  • First-team All-WAC (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2016
Tackles:102
Interceptions:2
Quarterback sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:2
Passes deflected:20
Defensive Touchdowns:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Bené Sylvion Benwikere (/bɛnwɪkəriː/; bə-NAY ben-WIK-ər-ee; born September 3, 1991)[1] is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at San Jose State.

Early life

Benwikere grew up in Los Angeles; his father immigrated to the U.S. from Nigeria.[2] As a freshman, Benwikere attended View Park High School and played eight-man football before transferring to Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California.[3] In his first year at Serra, he earned a starting cornerback spot. The Serra Cavaliers included future NFL players such as Marqise Lee, Robert Woods, Paul Richardson, and George Farmer.[2] As a senior, Benwikere helped Serra win the 2009 California Interscholastic Federation Division 3 title.

A three-sport letterwinner, Benwikere also played basketball and was a sprinter (11.0s in the 100m) and jumper on the track team.[4][5]

Benwikere attended football camp at UCLA during high school and had scholarship offers from San Jose State, Iowa State, New Mexico, San Diego State, and UNLV.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Bené Benwikere
CB 		Los Angeles, CA Junípero Serra HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.5 Feb 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 101 (CB), 76 (school)   Rivals: 75 (CB), 101 (school)  247Sports: 75 (CB), 106 (CA), 93 (school)  ESPN: 75 (CB), 141 (CA)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2010 San Jose St. Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  • "2010 San Jose State College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  • "San Jose State Spartans 2010 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  • "2010 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  • "San Jose State 2010 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

College career

Benwikere committed to San Jose State on February 2, 2010.[7] He was part of coach Mike MacIntyre's first recruiting class at San Jose State, and Benwikere played under MacIntyre from 2010 to 2012 and Ron Caragher in 2013.

As a true freshman in 2010, he played in all 13 games and made 9 starts. During his sophomore year, he played in ten games and made 2 starts. In 2012, Benwikere was named first-team All-WAC. He played in 13 games and started 8. Benwikere scored two defensive touchdowns off a 37-yard fumble recovery against New Mexico State and 47-yard interception return against Idaho.[3] On November 24 against Louisiana Tech, Benwikere tied a San Jose State record with three interceptions.[8] In San Jose State's victory over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl, Benwikere blocked a punt for a safety.[9]

In his senior season in 2013, Benwikere was named first-team All-MWC, started 11 games, and had a streak of four consecutive games with an interception. In his San Jose State career, Benwikere had 214 tackles (including 11.5 for loss), 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumbles recovered (1 returned for touchdown), 14 interceptions (1 returned for touchdown), and 22 passes broken up.[3] Benwikere graduated from San Jose State with a B.A. in sociology.[10]

Professional career

2014 NFL Draft

Benwikere was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 8th pick of the fifth round. The Panthers traded their 5th and 7th round selections to the Minnesota Vikings in order to draft Benwikere. Following his selection, Panthers General Manager, Dave Gettleman noted how he considered Benwikere to be a fourth round value.[2]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m) 		195 lb
(88 kg) 		30 in
(0.76 m) 		9+1⁄8 4.59 s 1.64 s 2.62 s 4.38 s 6.94 s 40+1⁄2 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 10 reps
All values are from the NFL Scouting Combine.[5]

Carolina Panthers

Benwikere (#25) and Marlon Brown.

2014

On May 20, 2014, Benwikere signed a four-year $2.42 million contract.[11] As a rookie, during the preseason, Benwikere won the starting nickel corner position on the Panther defense over veteran Charles Godfrey.[12] On his NFL debut on September 7, 2014 in Carolina's 20-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Benwikere had 4 tackles, 1 pass deflection, and a recovery of a forced fumble by teammate Luke Kuechly on Tampa running back Bobby Rainey.[13][14] Benwikere's fumble recovery enabled Carolina to run out the clock en route to their victory.[13] In a week 2 victory over the Detroit Lions, Benwikere allowed only 20% of his targets to catch a pass, had a pressure, and recorded a pass deflection that was nearly picked off by teammate, Star Lotulelei.[15][16] Through the first two weeks of the season, PFF rated Benwikere as the second best cornerback in the NFL, allowing a completion percentage of only 44.4% of passes thrown in his area.[17]

In the first half of the October 5 game against the Chicago Bears, Benwikere left the game in the first half after twisting his ankle.[18] As of November 9, Benwikere has been inactive.[14] In the Panthers week 14 game against the New Orleans Saints, Benwikere recorded his first NFL interception against Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Despite giving up 8 catches on 10 targets against the Saints, he only gave up 48 yards and his rating when targeted was a 47.1.[19] Benwikere didn't allow a single touchdown in 254 snaps and 45 targets (best among rookie corners who played at least 25 percent of their team's snaps).[20] On December 23, 2014, Benwikere was named to the Sports Illustrated 2014 All-Rookie Team.[21] Over the final eight weeks of the regular season, Pro Football Focus rated Benwikere as the best cover corner in the NFL.[22] During the Panthers playoff victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Benwikere gave up only one reception for 21 yards for the game.[23] On January 13, 2015, Benwikere was named to the ProFootball Focus 2014 All-Rookie Team.[24] He was also named to the All-Rookie teams for both ESPN and Sports Illustrated. For his rookie season, Benwikere allowed a rookie-low 72.9 opposing quarterback rating, no touchdowns, and was the third best in the NFL in the yards per reception allowed in 459 regular-season snaps.[25][26]

2015 season

With the Panthers acquisition of Charles Tillman during the offseason, Benwikere was named the Panthers starting nickelback to open the season.[27] Through the first three weeks of the season, the only two cornerbacks who were targeted 20 or more times and had not allowed a pass for more than 16 yards were Benwikere and teammate, Josh Norman.[28] During the Panthers 44-16 victory over the Washington Redskins, Benwikere recorded his first career strip-sack against quarterback Kirk Cousins and only allowed 14 receiving yards in his zone.[29] On December 13th, during a game against the Atlanta Falcons, Benwikere suffered a fractured leg, and was placed on season-ending injury reserve.[30]

2016 season

On October 7, 2016, Benwikere was released by Carolina after the Panthers defense allowed 300 receiving yards[31] to Atlanta Falcons' wide receiver Julio Jones for only the 6th time in NFL history. Benwikere himself admitted "to having some conditioning issues", allowing the Falcons' Jones to "get a step on the tired cornerback." [32]

Miami Dolphins

Benwikere was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on October 10, 2016.[33]

Personal life

His uncle, William Lackey, played in the Arena Football League. Benwikere's cousin Chris Owens also played football at San Jose State and in the NFL.[8]

References

  1. ^ California Birth Index
  2. ^ a b c Person, Joseph (May 22, 2014). "Panthers rookie Benwikere's future turned corner in high school". Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Bené Benwikere". San Jose State Spartans. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://w3.lasallehs.org/sports/track/2008%20complete%20drl%20league%20results%20_2_.pdf
  5. ^ a b "Combine Player Profiles: Bene Benwikere". NFL. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Bene Benwikere". scout.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  7. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/94947/bene-benwikere
  8. ^ a b "Bene Benwikere Draft Profile". NFL. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  9. ^ Durkin, Jimmy (December 28, 2012). "San Jose State Spartans win Military Bowl 29-20". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  10. ^ Photo 5 of 85, San Jose State Athletics 2014 Graduation Participants
  11. ^ http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/bene-benwikere-/
  12. ^ "Newton's protection on right still in doubt". NFL Nation: Carolina Panthers. ESPN. August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Panthers 20, Buccaneers 14". Carolina Panthers. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Bene Benwikere Game Log". NFL. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  15. ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/14/4152137/what-happened-to-change-carolina.html
  16. ^ http://overthecap.com/nfls-best-worst-values-defense-week-2/
  17. ^ https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/09/19/pff-preview-steelers-panthers-week-3/
  18. ^ Jones, Jonathan (October 6, 2014). "Carolina Panthers' no-huddle offense just part of the mix". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  19. ^ http://www.catscratchreader.com/2014/12/8/7356777/panthers-at-saints-handing-out-the-grades
  20. ^ http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald
  21. ^ http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/23/best-nfl-rookies-2014-teddy-bridgewater-aaron-donald
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