Benny Sapp

For his son, the American football safety, see Benny Sapp III.

Benny Sapp

Sapp with the Miami Dolphins in 2011
No. 27, 20, 22
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1981-01-20) January 20, 1981 (age 44) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Boyd H. Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes, Florida)
College:	Northern Iowa
NFL draft:	2004: undrafted
Career history
Kansas City Chiefs (2004–2007) Minnesota Vikings (2008–2009) Miami Dolphins (2010–2011) Minnesota Vikings (2011)
Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 240 Sacks: 2.5 Forced fumbles: 6 Pass deflections: 36 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference Benjamin Lee Sapp II (born January 20, 1981) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Northern Iowa. Sapp also played for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. Early life Sapp attended Boyd Anderson High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and was a student and a letterman in football, wrestling, volleyball, and track and 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 2000. [1] College career He appeared in 24 games (15 starts) with the Northern Iowa Panthers and 24 games (20 starts) with the Iowa Hawkeyes. He was removed from the Iowa Hawkeyes squad in 2002 due to charges of violence. He racked up 78 tackles, six interceptions, 29 passes deflected and four forced fumbles with the Panthers and 104 tackles and three interceptions in two seasons with the Hawkeyes. Professional career Kansas City Chiefs Sapp was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played for them until 2007. Minnesota Vikings (first stint) Sapp signed with the Vikings in 2008. In 2008 he stepped in to the Vikings starting nickel rotation after Charles Gordon went down. In 2008, he had 22 tackles along with 2 interceptions. On March 3, 2009, the Vikings re-signed him to a one-year contract. And re-signed him again for a two-year contract on March 9, 2010. Miami Dolphins Sapp was traded from the Vikings on August 25, 2010, to the Miami Dolphins for Greg Camarillo. For the Dolphins Sapp recorded 2 interceptions and had 10 pass deflections in 17 games. On September 12, 2011, during a Monday Night Football game against rival New England Patriots, Sapp was stiff-armed by Patriots WR Wes Welker on a 99-yard touchdown pass. The Dolphins cut Sapp the next day. [2] Minnesota Vikings (second stint) After CB Antoine Winfield sustained a season-ending injury, Sapp was signed by the Vikings after a work out. He recorded 25 tackles and three pass deflections across seven games with the Vikings. 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 2004 KAN 15 1 16 15 1 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2005 KAN 16 3 41 35 6 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 2006 KAN 11 0 17 16 1 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 KAN 14 2 30 24 6 0.0 1 1 15 0 15 4 0 1 0 0 2008 MIN 14 4 21 18 3 0.0 0 2 13 0 14 2 1 0 0 0 2009 MIN 16 7 44 40 4 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2010 MIA 16 6 41 34 7 0.0 3 2 9 0 9 10 0 1 0 0 2011 MIA 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 MIN 7 3 25 18 7 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 110 27 240 205 35 2.5 12 6 37 0 15 36 6 2 0 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2008 MIN 1 1 6 4 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 MIN 2 2 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 8 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal life Sapp's high school teammate Asante Samuel also has played in the NFL, most recently for the Atlanta Falcons. His son Benny Sapp III played for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. Sapp is the cousin of former twin cornerbacks, Brandon Dixon and Brian Dixon who also played in the National Football League. [3] References "Benny Sapp, Boyd Anderson, Cornerback". 247Sports.com. Retrieved July 22, 2025. "Defensive casualty: Miami Dolphins cut Benny Sapp". Miami Herald. September 14, 2011. "Setbacks behind them, Dixons new weapons for Bearcats". newspressnow.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012. External links Minnesota Vikings bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.