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Cornelius Bennett

Cornelius O'Landa Bennett

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: August 25, 1965 in Birmingham, AL
College: Alabama

5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 1987 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1987 22 BUF LOLB 8 7 8.5 5 0 0 0 0 69
1988*+ 23 BUF LOLB 16 16 9.5 2 30 0 30 3 0 3 0 0 103
1989 24 BUF LOLB 12 12 5.5 2 5 0 6 1 0 2 5 0 54
1990* 25 BUF LOLB 16 16 4.0 3 0 2 0 0 96
1991* 26 BUF LOLB 16 16 9.0 4 0 2 9 1 107
1992* 27 BUF LOLB 15 15 4.0 2 0 3 0 0 81
1993* 28 BUF LOLB 16 16 5.0 1 5 0 5 2 1 2 40 0 102
1994 29 BUF LOLB 16 16 5.0 1 0 3 14 0 58 19
1995 30 BUF RILB 14 14 2.0 1 69 1 69 1 0 2 0 0 81 23
1996 31 ATL LLB 13 13 3.0 1 3 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 52 8
1997 32 ATL LLB 16 16 7.0 2 0 1 0 0 68 22
1998 33 ATL LLB 16 16 1.0 0 0 2 10 0 69 23
1999 34 IND LLB 16 16 5.0 5 0 2 0 0 72 33
2000 35 IND LLB 16 15 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 36 14
Career 206 204 71.5 7 112 1 69 31 1 27 78 1 1048 142
9 yrs BUF 129 128 52.5 6 109 1 69 22 1 19 68 1 751 42
3 yrs ATL 45 45 11.0 1 3 0 3 4 0 5 10 0 189 53
2 yrs IND 32 31 8.0 5 0 3 0 0 108 47

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1990* 25 BUF LOLB 16 16 1 6
1991* 26 BUF LOLB 16 16 1 6
1995 30 BUF RILB 14 14 1 6
Career 206 204 1 1 1 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1988
1990
1991
1992
1993

1st-team All-Pro

1988

Non-Offensive TDs

1990 NFL 1 (8)
1991 NFL 1 (6)

Games

Career 206 (174)

Games Started

Career 204 (49)

Playoff Games

Career 21 (30)

Playoff Games Started

Career 20 (13)

Fumbles Recovered

1994 NFL 3 (5)
Career 27 (29)

Fumble Return TD

1991 NFL 1 (2-- 38)
Career 1 (199)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1995 NFL 1 (5)

Sacks

Career 71.5 (56)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1988 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1988 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL
1989 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1990 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1991 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1992 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1994 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.