Ben Jacobs (American football)

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

Ben Jacobs
Jacobs (right) with the Carolina Panthers in 2018
Washington Football Team
Position:Assistant special teams coach
Personal information
Born: (1988-04-17) April 17, 1988
Las Vegas, Nevada
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:Silverado (Las Vegas, Nevada)
College:Fresno State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:36
Sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GPGS CombTotalAstSckSFTYTFL PDefIntYdsAvgLngTD FFFR
2011CLE 50 000000 000000 00
2013CAR 00 000000 000000 00
2014CAR 160 954000 100000 00
2015CAR 160 1596000 000000 00
2016CAR 40 000000 000000 00
2017CAR 160 642000 000000 00
2018CAR 160 633000 000000 00
Career 730 362115001 000000 00

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] Following Rivera's firing and subsequent hiring by the Washington Football Team in 2020, Jacobs joined their staff as the assistant special teams coach.[11]

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. http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/Ben-Jacobs/8b721969-6fa8-44dd-99cb-11465bf63a59
  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.
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