Elijah Benton

Elijah Benton (born September 5, 1996) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Liberty.

Elijah Benton
No. 48 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996
Forest, Virginia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Liberty Christian Academy (Lynchburg, Virginia)
College:Liberty
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/Futures
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Benton played college football at Liberty University.[1]

Professional career

Benton signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.[2] He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020, and signed to their practice squad the next day.[3] Benton was elevated to the active roster on October 17 for the team's week 6 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[4] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[5] and restored to the practice squad on January 6, 2021.[6]

Benton was signed to a reserve/futures contract by the Browns on January 18, 2021.[7]

References
  1. "Elijah Benton". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  2. "Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents". ClevelandBrowns.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  3. "Browns claim 2 players, announce 14 practice squad members". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 6, 2020.
  4. "Browns elevate S Elijah Benton to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 17, 2020.
  5. "Browns place OL Chris Hubbard on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  6. "Browns activate LB B.J. Goodson, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  7. "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
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