Roy Mitchell Bennett (born July 5, 1961) is a former
American and
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...
defensive back in the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
(NFL) and
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...
(CFL). He played for the
San Diego Chargers of the NFL and the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fie ...
and
Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.
Charger Notebook : Mistakes No Concern on First Day of Camp
/ref> Bennett played college football at Jackson State.
References
1961 births
Living people
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
Players of Canadian football from Birmingham, Alabama
American football defensive backs
Canadian football defensive backs
Jackson State Tigers football players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
San Diego Chargers players
Edmonton Elks players
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