Benny Sapp

For his son, the American football safety, see Benny Sapp III.

Benjamin Lee Sapp II (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Northern Iowa.

Benny Sapp

Sapp with the Miami Dolphins in 2011
No. 27, 20, 22
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Boyd H. Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College:	Northern Iowa
Undrafted:	2004
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2007) Minnesota Vikings (2008–2009) Miami Dolphins (2010–2011) Minnesota Vikings (2011)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 240 Sacks: 2.5 Forced fumbles: 6 Pass deflections: 36 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Sapp also played for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings.

Early life

Sapp attended Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, volleyball, and track and field. In football, as a senior, he was a first-team All-Broward County selection and an All-State Honorable Mention selection. Benny Sapp graduated from Boyd Anderson High School in 2000.

College career

He appeared in 24 games (15 starts) with the Northern Iowa Panthers and 24 games (20 starts) with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was removed from the Iowa Hawkeyes squad in 2002 due to charges of violence. He racked up 78 tackles, six interceptions, 29 passes deflected and four forced fumbles with the Panthers and 104 tackles and three interceptions in two seasons with the Hawkeyes.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Sapp was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played for them until 2007.

Minnesota Vikings (first stint)

Sapp signed with the Vikings in 2008. In 2008 he stepped in to the Vikings starting nickel rotation after Charles Gordon went down. In 2008, he had 22 tackles along with 2 interceptions. On March 3, 2009, the Vikings re-signed him to a one-year contract. And re-signed him again for a two-year contract on March 9, 2010.

Miami Dolphins

Sapp was traded from the Vikings on August 25, 2010, to the Miami Dolphins for Greg Camarillo. For the Dolphins Sapp recorded 2 interceptions and had 10 pass deflections in 17 games. On September 12, 2011, during a Monday Night Football game against rival New England Patriots, Sapp was stiff-armed by Patriots WR Wes Welker on a 99-yard touchdown pass. The Dolphins cut Sapp the next day.

Minnesota Vikings (second stint)

After CB Antoine Winfield sustained a season-ending injury, Sapp was signed by the Vikings after a work out.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2004	KAN	15	1	16	15	1	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0
2005	KAN	16	3	41	35	6	2.5	3	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0
2006	KAN	11	0	17	16	1	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	KAN	14	2	30	24	6	0.0	1	1	15	0	15	4	0	1	0	0
2008	MIN	14	4	21	18	3	0.0	0	2	13	0	14	2	1	0	0	0
2009	MIN	16	7	44	40	4	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0
2010	MIA	16	6	41	34	7	0.0	3	2	9	0	9	10	0	1	0	0
2011	MIA	1	1	5	5	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
	MIN	7	3	25	18	7	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
		110	27	240	205	35	2.5	12	6	37	0	15	36	6	2	0	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2008	MIN	1	1	6	4	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	MIN	2	2	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		3	3	10	8	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Personal life

Sapp's high school teammate Asante Samuel also has played in the NFL, most recently for the Atlanta Falcons. His son Benny Sapp III plays for the Green Bay Packers.

Sapp is the cousin of former twin cornerbacks, Brandon Dixon and Brian Dixon who also played in the National Football League.

External links

• Minnesota Vikings bio