raft ed ▁free ▁agent ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Ben nett ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers , ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les , ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots , ▁and ▁Dallas ▁Cow bo ys . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁tight ▁end ▁Mart ell us ▁Ben nett . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Ben nett ▁attended ▁Al ief ▁Taylor ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁football , ▁baseball , ▁and ▁competed ▁in ▁track . ▁In ▁football , ▁he ▁earned ▁first - team ▁All - D istrict ▁hon ors ▁as ▁a ▁def ensive ▁lin eman ▁in ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁after ▁compiling ▁ 1 1 0 ▁tack les ▁and ▁four ▁s acks . ▁He ▁also ▁earned ▁honor able ▁mention ▁All - D istrict ▁hon ors ▁as ▁a ▁junior . ▁In ▁track ▁& ▁field , ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁a ▁stand out ▁disc us ▁thro wer , ▁with ▁a ▁top - throw ▁of ▁ 4 5 . 7 2 ▁meters ▁( 1 4 7   ft ). ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁also ▁ran ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 9 - second ▁ 4 0 - yard ▁dash ▁and ▁jump ed ▁ 3 6 . 5 ▁inches ▁in ▁the ▁vertical ▁jump . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man ▁at ▁Texas ▁A & M , ▁he ▁made ▁ 2 7 ▁tack les , ▁including ▁ 3 . 5 ▁quarter back ▁s acks , ▁while ▁seeing ▁action ▁in ▁all ▁ 1