Benny Sapp

Infobox NFLactive
name=Benny Sapp


currentteam=Minnesota Vikings
currentnumber=22
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|1|20
birthplace=Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
heightft=5
heightin=9
weight=190
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Kansas City Chiefs
college=Northern Iowa
undraftedyear=2004
pastteams=
* Kansas City Chiefs (2004-2007)
* Minnesota Vikings (2008-present)
status=Active
nfl=SAP584685

Benjamin Lee Sapp, II (born January 20, 1981 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Northern Iowa.

Early years

Sapp attended Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, volleyball, and track&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 1999.

College career

He appeared in 24 games (15 starts) with the Northern Iowa Panthers and 24 games (20 starts) with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He racked up 78 tackles, six INTs, 29 passes defensed and four forced fumbles with the Panthers and 104 tackles and three INTs in two seasons with the Hawkeyes.