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Jets Sign S Elijah Benton to Practice Squad

Safety Was Most Recently with Seahawks

Dec 08, 2021 at 03:17 PM

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Ethan Greenberg

Team Reporter

New England Patriots defensive back Elijah Benton warms up during an NFL football practice, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

The Jets have signed S Elijah Benton to the practice squad.

Benton (6-1, 205) was most recently with the Seahawks practice squad and spent time earlier this season on the Patriots' P-squad. He originally signed with the Browns in 2020 as an undrafted free agent out of Liberty. He played in 1 game last season and took 7 special teams snaps. In college, Benton totaled 161 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 1 interception and 9 pass defenses in 23 games for the Flames.

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