Drew Bennett
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| St. Louis Rams | |
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| College: | UCLA |
| Undrafted: | 2001 |
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Andrew Russell Bennett (born August 26, 1978 in Berkeley, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. Bennett plays wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams whom acquired him as an free agent on March 3, 2007. He signed a six-year deal worth $30 million with $10 million in guarantees. During the 2004 season he tied an NFL record by scoring eight touchdowns in a three game span.
High School Years
Bennett attended Miramonte High School in Orinda, California and was a three sport standout in football, baseball, and basketball. As a senior football quarterback, he won first team All-League and second team All-Bay Area honors, after he passed for 2,308 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for six touchdowns. In baseball, he batted .430 and won first team All-League honors.
College career
Bennett attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He was a walk on as a quarterback and elected to redshirt the 1996 season. He was awarded a scholarship for the 1997 season and switched positions to become a wide receiver for his junior year. He played both wide receiver and quarterback in his senior season and won the Paul I. Wellman Award for All-Around Excellence. He graduated from UCLA with a major in Political Science and is also a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Professional career
From 2001 to 2006, Bennett played wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans, becoming a full-time starter.
Drew Bennett's most memorable moment with Tennessee came in the 2003 Divisional Playoff game at New England where he dropped dropped a potential first down catch on fourth down and 12, and the Titans turned the ball over on downs with 1:38 left.
Trivia
- He once ran the Los Angeles Marathon without training. [citation needed]
- For every touchdown he scores, Drew donates $1,000 to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Nashville [1]