Sean Bennett

William Sean Bennett (born November 9, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football for the Evansville Purple Aces, Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats.

Bennett began his collegiate career as a baseball and football player at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, but transferred to the University of Evansville after one year. At Evansville he was twice an All-American but had to transfer due to the school dropping football as a sport. Bennett then attended Northwestern University, where he was a fullback and was mainly a blocker but did get a few rushing attempts.

Since he was a senior after his single season at Northwestern, he elected to enter the NFL draft and surprised many by being selected by the New York Giants in the fourth round. He played four seasons in New York but ended up injured each season and was released after 2002. He then joined the New York Jets but was released before the season began. After his failed stints in New York he played for the CFL's Ottawa Renegades and Toronto Argonauts; and the Evansville BlueCats of the National Indoor Football League.

Early career Sean Bennett was born on November 9, 1975, in Evansville, Indiana. In high school, Bennett played baseball and football and was hoping to become a professional baseball player. In football, he played wide receiver and was named All–State and in baseball his batting average was .425 over four years. As a rookie in 1999, Bennett missed seven games due to a knee injury. After undergoing surgery on the knee, he missed all of the 2000 season. In 2001, New York expected Bennett to work in tandem with Tiki Barber but after suffering a hamstring injury, he was released on September 3, 2001. He re-signed with the Giants on January 16, 2002. During the season, Bennett was returned to the wide receiver position he played in high school, due to multiple injuries suffered by the Giants players in that position.

On April 1, 2003, the New York Jets signed Bennett. He was released on August 23, 2003.

2004–2007 Bennett signed with the Ottawa Renegades on March 3, 2004. He was cut at the end of training camp. On June 16, 2004, after he was cut he signed with the Evansville BlueCats of the National Indoor Football League. Bennett left the BlueCats and was re-signed to the Renegades practice roster. On July 27, he was activated and played in three games for Ottawa. In 2005, he played in five games recording 76 yards on four catches. With Ottawa, Bennett returned to playing fullback which he played at Northwestern. After the season, he re-joined Evansville for one season. After Ottawa folded at the end of 2005, he entered the CFL Dispersal Draft and was selected by the Toronto Argonauts. When he was drafted he was playing once again for the Evansville BlueCats, but left the team in favor of Toronto. During his only season in Toronto, Bennett suffered a finger injury that allowed him to play in only three games. The Argonauts won all three games Bennett played for them.

After leaving the game of football in 2007, Bennett became a trainer at Tri-State Athletic Club in Evansville.