Kevin Bentley

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other Kevin Kinte Bentley (born December 29, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. Bentley went to high school at Montclair Prep in Van Nuys where he spent three years under the coaching of George Ginnanni and defensive coordinator John Greaves.

Bentley was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.

College career

In 2000 Bentley and Northwestern won a share for the Big Ten champion with Michigan and Purdue. Bentley helped lead Northwestern to their first bowl game since the 1997 Florida Citrus Bowl. They went on to face off against Nebraska in the 2000 Alamo Bowl, though they ended up losing by a score of 66–17.

College statistics

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Season	GP	Def Int						Fumbles
		Int	Yds	Avg	TD	PD	FR	Yds	TD	FF
1999	11	2	40	20.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2000	12	1	19	19.0	0	0	0	50	1	0
2001	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	45	0	0
Career	34	3	59	19.7	1	0	1	95	1	0

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Bentley was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round, with the 101st overall pick, of the 2002 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 16, 2002. He became a free agent after the 2004 season.

Seattle Seahawks

Bentley signed a contract with Seattle Seahawks in the 2005 season. He helped lead the Seahawks to the NFC Championship Game and beat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 34Template:Ndash14. They would face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, though they would fall short by a score of 21Template:Ndash10. He became a free agent after the 2007 season.

Houston Texans

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Bentley with the Texans in 2010

Bentley signed a free agent contract with the Houston Texans on March 2, 2008. He became a free agent on July 26, 2011.

San Diego Chargers

On August 24, 2011, Bentley signed with the San Diego Chargers. He was released during final cuts.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Bentley on November 22, 2011. He was released on December 5.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 6, 2011, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.

Bentley retired after the 2011 season.

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
2002	CLE	12	0	39	24	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0
2003	CLE	16	14	96	60	36	0.0	1	1	25	0	25	2	0	0	0	0
2004	CLE	16	3	63	44	19	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2005	SEA	15	3	33	28	5	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006	SEA	14	0	27	19	8	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0
2007	SEA	14	2	27	21	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	HOU	16	7	57	38	19	1.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
2009	HOU	16	0	21	10	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	HOU	13	8	55	35	20	0.0	3	1	18	0	18	1	0	1	8	0
2011	JAX	1	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	IND	3	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		136	37	421	280	141	1.0	13	2	43	0	25	9	2	5	8	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2002	CLE	1	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	SEA	3	0	3	2	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	SEA	2	0	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	SEA	2	0	4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		8	0	12	11	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Personal life

Bentley earned his MBA from Rice University in 2015, and is currently a Cert-III level snowboard coach with Team Summit Colorado. He is currently on the MGA TOUR with the ATLMGA chapter. His alias is "Smart Stick" or #KBCLOSE

External links

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