John Benton (American football)

John Benton
New Orleans Saints
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963 (age 60)
Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Career information
High school:Durango (CO)
College:Colorado State University
Undrafted:1987
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:

John Benton (born December 13, 1963) is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and St. Louis Rams.

College career

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Benton attended Colorado State University (CSU), where he played offensive line for the Colorado State Rams football team. He earned honorable mention All-WAC honors during his junior and senior seasons and was named to the WAC's All-Academic team as a senior. He was also named to the Colorado State University Football All Century Team for the years 1893–1993.[2]

Coaching career

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Miami Dolphins

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In 2014 and 2015 he worked as the offensive line coach for the Dolphins.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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In 2016 Benton coached with the Jaguars.

San Francisco 49ers

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Benton was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their offensive line coach in February 2017.[3] He tested positive for COVID-19 and missed the team's week 14 game in 2020 against the Washington Football Team.[4]

New York Jets

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In January 2021, Benton was hired by the New York Jets as their offensive line coach.[5]

New Orleans Saints

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In February 2024, Benton was named as offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints.

References

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  1. ^ @MikeSilver (January 18, 2021). "New Jets coach Robert Saleh is taking two Niners offensive assistants: passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur (as OC) and OL coach John Benton (as OL coach/run game coordinator)..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville Jaguars: John Benton". www.jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "49ers Announce Newest Coaching Staff Additions". 49ers.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Chan, Jennifer Lee (December 13, 2020). "49ers' offensive line coach tests positive for COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 21, 2021). "Mike LaFleur Named Jets' Offensive Coordinator". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.