Daved Benefield

Daved Benefield

Date of birth:	February 16, 1968 (1968-02-16) (age 43)
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Career information
Status:	Retired
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	LB/DE
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	245 lb (111 kg)
College:	Cal State Northridge
Organizations
As player:
1992-1994 1995 1996 1997-2001 2002-2003 2004-2005	Ottawa Rough Riders BC Lions San Francisco 49ers (NFL) BC Lions Winnipeg Blue Bombers Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1999, 2003
CFL East All-Star:	1994
CFL West All-Star:	1999, 2003
Records:	5 quarterback sacks against the Birmingham Barracudas
Playing stats at CFL.ca
Playing stats at NFL.com

Daved Benefield (born February 16, 1968 in Los Angeles, California) is a former professional American football player who played thirteen seasons in the CFL for five different teams. He also was a backup at linebacker and defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers in 1996.

Career

As a youngster growing up in Southern California, he surfed at Newport and Zuma north of Los Angeles. He attended California State University Northridge, where was an All-WFC linebacker, and distinguished himself as the star of the Sigma Alpha Mu intramural national championship team. Benefield was signed by Edmonton as a free agent in Nov. 1990. The Eskimos released him in July '91, and he signed with the Los Angeles Wings of the Arena Football League in April of 1992. He was signed as a free agent by the Canadian Football League's Ottawa Rough Riders in June of 1992. Benefield began his CFL career with the Ottawa Rough Riders as an outside linebacker. He became a starting linebacker in 1992 during his rookie season. In his first CFL game on August 19th 1992, Benefield recorded two quarterback sacks, two tackles for losses and seven tackles total, earning player-of-the-game honors. In 1994, he was named a CFL East Division All-Star, with 38 tackles and nine sacks.

In March of 1995, Benefield signed as a free agent with the BC Lions, where Dave Ritchie, who served as defensive coordinator for the Rough Riders during Benefield's rookie season had become head coach. The deal was a two-year contract, reportedly for a $10,000 raise over his 1994 salary of $55,000. In 1995, Benefield tied a CFL record with five sacks in a game against the Birmingham Barracudas.

In April of 1996, Benefield signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He impressed the 49ers early on in pre-season games, with excellent coverage on special teams. He was also a nickel defensive end on passing downs.

In 1997, when Benefield returned to the CFL, there was a bidding war for his services between several teams. He eventually returned to the BC Lions.

External links

• CFL.ca stats

Persondata
Name	Benefield, Daved
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	February 16, 1968
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California
Date of death
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