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Games played:	19
Games started:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Monte Lewis Bennett
No. 91, 62, 69
Position:	Nose tackle ; Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	April 27, 1959 (age 65); Sterling, Kansas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sterling
College:	Kansas State
Undrafted:	1981
Career history
	New Orleans Saints (1981); Oakland Invaders (1983-1985); San Diego Chargers (1987); Atlanta Falcons (1988)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	19
Games started:	6
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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Monte Lewis Bennett (born April 27, 1959) is a former American football defensive end and nose tackle who played for the New Orleans Saints in 1981. Bennett played in the United States Football League (USFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Invaders. Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game. After three years in the USFL. Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the San Diego Chargers in 1987.

Bennett wore #91 while playing for the Invaders.

Early life

Monte was born in Sterling, Colorado. His family moved to Sterling, Kansas, almost a year later. He attended Sterling High School.

College

Monte attended Kansas State University from 1977 to 1981. He played Nose Tackle in college.

Professional career

Monte went undrafted in the 1981 Draft, with teammate Stevan Dion Clark being picked up by the New England Patriots. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints in 1981 and played in all 16 games, starting 6 of them. At the end of the year, he was cut. In 1987, at the age of 28, he was signed by the San Diego Chargers, who switched him from Nose tackle to Defensive end. He only played 3 games that year before being cut.

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+|position=[[Nose tackle]] <br> [[Defensive end]]
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+|birth_place=[[Sterling, Kansas]], U.S.
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 |college=[[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]]
+|undraftedyear=1981
 |teams=
 * [[New Orleans Saints]] ({{NFL Year|1981}})
-* [[Oakland Invaders]] (1983–1985)
+* [[Oakland Invaders]] ({{USFL Year|1983}}-{{USFL Year|1985}})
 * [[San Diego Chargers]] ({{NFL Year|1987}})
+* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
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+|statlabel1=Games played
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-'''Monte Lewis Bennett''' is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] & [[nose tackle]] who played for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in [[1981 NFL season|1981]]. Bennett played in the [[USFL]] for three seasons with the [[Oakland Invaders]]. Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game. After three years in the USFL. Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the [[San Diego Chargers]] in  1987.
+'''Monte Lewis Bennett''' (born April 27, 1959) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] and [[nose tackle]] who played for the [[New Orleans Saints]] in [[1981 NFL season|1981]]. Bennett played in the [[United States Football League]] (USFL) for three seasons with the [[Oakland Invaders]]. Bennett played in the 1985 USFL championship game. After three years in the USFL. Bennett returned for another season in the NFL playing with the [[San Diego Chargers]] in  1987.
-While playing with the Invaders Bennett wore #91
+Bennett wore #91 while playing for the Invaders.
-==Early years==
+==Early life==
-Monte was born on April 27, 1959 in [[Sterling, Colorado]]. His family moved to [[Sterling, Kansas]] almost a year later. He attended [[Sterling High School (Kansas)|Sterling High School]].
+Monte was born in [[Sterling, Colorado]]. His family moved to [[Sterling, Kansas]], almost a year later. He attended [[Sterling High School (Kansas)|Sterling High School]].
 ==College==