Ben Jacobs (American football)

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Ben Jacobs
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Jacobs (right) with the Carolina Panthers in 2018
Cincinnati Bengals
Position:Assistant special teams coach
Personal information
Born: (1988-04-17) April 17, 1988 (age 36)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school: Silverado (Las Vegas)
College: Fresno State
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:36
Pass deflections:1

Benjamin Jacobs (born April 17, 1988) is a former American football coach and former linebacker who is the assistant special teams coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Jacobs played college football for Fresno State, where he tied an NCAA record by forcing three fumbles in a single game.

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Career

Playing

Cleveland Browns

Jacobs signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on July 30, 2011. He was released during final roster cuts and on September 5, 2011 was signed to the Browns' practice squad. [1] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2011. He played in five games as a rookie but didn't register any stats. In 2012, Jacobs was once again waived by the Browns during roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad. He was released by the Browns on October 9, 2012.

Cincinnati Bengals

Jacobs was signed to the Bengals practice squad on November 12, 2012 but was released on November 27, 2012.

Carolina Panthers

On May 13, 2013, Jacobs was signed by the Panthers. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2013 and was signed to the Panthers' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2013 but was released two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad, where he spent the rest of the season. In the 2014 season, Jacobs played in all 16 regular season games leading the team with nine special teams tackles and one on defense.

In the 2015 season, Jacobs played in 16 games recording seven tackles on defense and eight on special teams. He played in all three postseason games. On February 7, 2016, Jacobs was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, he recorded two special teams tackles, but the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10. [2] [3]

On September 3, 2016, Jacobs was placed on injured reserve after suffering a quad injury in the preseason but was released the following day. [4] [5] He was re-signed by the team on December 9, 2016. [6]

On February 8, 2017, Jacobs signed a two-year deal with the Panthers. [7] [8]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTackles
GPGSCombTotalAstSckSFTYTFL
2011 CLE 50000000
2013 CAR 00000000
2014 CAR 160954000
2015 CAR 1601596000
2016 CAR 40000000
2017 CAR 160642000
2018 CAR 160633000
Career730362115001

Coaching

Having been a member of the Panthers for six seasons as a core special teamer, head coach Ron Rivera personally asked Jacobs if he would consider making the transition to coaching for the team, to which he agreed. [9] [10] He joined the Washington Football Team as an assistant special teams coach in 2020. [11] He was named the assistant special teams coach by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2024. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Browns add two to practice squad". woio.com. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Super Bowl 50 - National Football League Game Summary" (PDF). NFL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Carolina Panthers Official Roster".
  6. ↑ "Panthers waive Robert McClain, sign Ben Jacobs". Panthers.com. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (February 8, 2017). "Panthers re-sign Ben Jacobs". Panthers.com.
  8. ↑ "Carolina Panthers release Ben Jacobs". CatScratchReader.com. February 11, 2019.
  9. ↑ Strickland, Bryan (February 13, 2019). "Special teamer Ben Jacobs flips the field on his football career". Panthers.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  10. ↑ Alper, Josh (February 12, 2019). "Panthers adding Ben Jacobs to coaching staff". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  11. ↑ "Redskins Announce Coaching Staff". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  12. ↑ Marcum, Jason. "Bengals officially hire Jordan Salkin, Ronnie Regula, and Ben Jacobs". Cincy Jungle. SB Nation. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
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