John Benton (American football)

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

John Benton
New York Jets
Position:Offensive line coach & run game coordinator
Personal information
Born:Durango, Colorado
Career information
High school:Durango High School (CO)
College:Colorado State University
Career history
As player:
As coach:

College career

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

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

References
  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. http://www.jaguars.com/team/coaches/John-Benton/d38e5788-3c02-42d2-a781-e36f2dca2fbb
  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. https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/jets-offensive-coaching-staff-hires |website=newyorkjets.com |date=January 21, 2021 |accessdate=January 21, 2021}
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