John Benton (American football)

John Benton
New Orleans Saints
Position:	Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	December 13, 1963 (age 60); Durango, Colorado, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Durango (CO)
College:	Colorado State University
Undrafted:	1987
Career history
As a player:
	New Orleans Saints (1987);
As a coach:
	Colorado State (1987–1989) ; Graduate assistant; California University (PA) (1990–1994) ; Recruiting coordinator; Colorado State (1995–2002) ; Offensive line coach; St.Louis Rams (2003–2005) ; Offensive line coach; Houston Texans (2006–2013) ; Offensive line coach; Miami Dolphins (2014–2015) ; Offensive line coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (2016) ; Assistant offensive line coach; San Francisco 49ers (2017–2020) ; Offensive line coach; New York Jets (2021–2022) ; Offensive line coach & run game coordinator; New Orleans Saints (2024–present) ; Offensive line coach;

John Benton (born December 13, 1963) is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). ^[1] He previously served as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and St. Louis Rams.

College career[edit]

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[edit]

Miami Dolphins[edit]

In 2014 and 2015 he worked as the offensive line coach for the Dolphins.

Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

In 2016 Benton coached with the Jaguars.

San Francisco 49ers[edit]

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]

New York Jets[edit]

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

New Orleans Saints[edit]

In February 2024, Benton was named as offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints.

References[edit]

^ @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.
^ "Jacksonville Jaguars: John Benton". www.jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.
^ "49ers Announce Newest Coaching Staff Additions". 49ers.com. February 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Chan, Jennifer Lee (December 13, 2020). "49ers' offensive line coach tests positive for COVID-19". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
^ Greenberg, Ethan (January 21, 2021). "Mike LaFleur Named Jets' Offensive Coordinator". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

[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] "Jacksonville Jaguars: John Benton". www.jaguars.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017.

[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] Greenberg, Ethan (January 21, 2021). "Mike LaFleur Named Jets' Offensive Coordinator". newyorkjets.com. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

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