Andy Benoit

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Andy Benoit
BornMay 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 38)
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
OccupationSports journalist
Education The College of Idaho
Website
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Andrew Benoit (born May 27, 1986) is an American sportswriter for The 33rd Team, a website covering the National Football League. Previously, Benoit was assistant to the LA Rams head coach Sean McVay, overseeing special projects from 2021-2023. [1] [2] He was hired by The 33rd Team, in June 2023. [3] Prior to his role with the Rams, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and for SI's NFL webpage, The MMQB and co-hosts The MMQB NFL Podcast. [4] [5] [6]

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Benoit has written for CBSSports.com, The New York Times , Football Outsiders, USA Today and Sports Network. [7] [8] [9] [10] He is the author of Andy Benoit's Touchdown: Everything You Need to Know about the NFL This Year, which was published by Random House through the years 2006–2007, [11] [12] and the co-author of Football Outsiders Almanac 2013: The Essential Guide to the 2013 NFL and College Football Seasons. [13]

Benoit has been featured on the NFL Films Top 10 Shows series since 2010 and is a regular contributor to various television and radio programs, including ESPN, ABC and CBS. [14] He is also a founder of NFLTouchdown.com.

Personal life

Benoit is a graduate of The College of Idaho. He currently lives in Boise, Idaho. According to NFLTouchdown.com, Benoit started writing football books at the age of 14, and was dubbed by the Idaho Statesman as "The NFL Kid". [15] Benoit's two cats, Mr. Fizzles and Othercat, have gained some notoriety as they have been mentioned by Peter King in several of his weekly articles. [16] [17]

In June 2015, Benoit was the subject of criticism after tweeting that "women's sports in general [are] not worth watching". The tweet has since been deleted and Benoit issued an apology, stating that "I got carried away responding to playful ribbing ... and in my stupidity, overcompensated by saying something ignorant and extreme. 100% mistake on my part, for which I'm deeply sorry." [18] Benoit was criticized by outlets such as The Washington Post, [19] The Chicago Tribune, and most notably, Late Night with Seth Meyers, on which comedians Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler resurrected their segment "Really?!?" from Saturday Night Live to ask Benoit to "say that to Serena Williams. Really". [20]

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  1. ↑ Cohen, Bethany (26 July 2021). "Who is Andy Benoit? LA Rams hire NFL writer as special assistant". sportskeeda.com. sportskeeda. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ↑ King, Peter (2 August 2021). "FMIA: NFL Training Camp Tour Begins With Hugs In L.A., 'Some Balls' In San Francisco And A Mystery In Las Vegas". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. profootballtalk. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ↑ The 33rd Team (June 8, 2023). "The 33rd Team on X: We're thrilled to officially welcome @Andy_Benoit to The 33rd Team as our Head of Football Analysis!". X. Retrieved December 22, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Benoit's features on MMQB website". Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Andy Benoit archive Sports Illustrated vault" . Retrieved 2014-05-08.[ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "The MMQB NFL Podcast" . Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  7. ↑ "Benoit's blog on CBS". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Benoit's blog with New York Times". 29 April 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  9. ↑ "Benoit's blog with Football Outsiders".
  10. ↑ "Andy Benoit Biography". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  11. ↑ Benoit, Andy (14 July 2006). Andy Benoit's Touchdown 2006: Everything You Need to Know About the NFL This Year. Ballantine Books. ISBN   0345485394.
  12. ↑ Benoit, Andy (31 July 2007). Andy Benoit's Touchdown 2007: Everything You Need to Know About the NFL This Year. Ballantine Books. ISBN   978-0345485403.
  13. ↑ Schatz, Aaron; Benoit, Andy; Connelly, Bill; Farrar, Doug; Fremeau, Brian; Gower, Tom; Hinton, Matt; McCown, Rivers; McIntyre, Brian; Stuart, Chase; Tanier, Mike; Tuccitto, Danny; Verhei, Vince; Weintraub, Robert (15 July 2013). Football Outsiders Almanac 2013: The Essential Guide to the 2013 NFL and College Football Seasons. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   978-1491008027.
  14. ↑ "Fantasy Football Starters Signs Two Veteran Free Agents".
  15. ↑ "Idaho Statesman Interview with Andy Benoit". Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  16. ↑ "Peter King Factoid of the Week Othercat". 26 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  17. ↑ "Peter King MR. STARWOOD PREFERRED MEMBER TRAVEL NOTE OF THE WEEK". 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
  18. ↑ Chicago Tribune (25 June 2015). "Sports Illustrated writer 'really' hears it from Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  19. ↑ Bonesteel, Matt. "Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler ask SI writer who hates women's sports: 'Really!?!". The Washington Post.
  20. ↑ Meyers, Seth; Poehler, Amy. "Amy Poehler and Seth Reunite for a New Really?!? - Late Night with Seth Meyers". YouTube. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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