1. Travis Jayvinski Benjamin was born on December 29,1989 and is an American former professional football wide receiver.
41 Facts About Travis Benjamin
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Travis Benjamin played college football at the University of Miami.
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Travis Benjamin was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
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Travis Benjamin played on the state championship team as a junior and was a contributing factor to their success in the following season; finishing with eight receiving touchdowns as a senior.
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Travis Benjamin competed in the 100 meters and long jump.
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Travis Benjamin ran personal season bests of 10.42 seconds in the 100 meters and 6.97 meters in the long jump.
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Travis Benjamin placed fourth in both the 100 meters and long jump at the 2A state meet in 2008.
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Travis Benjamin led his team to a 2A state runner-up finish in his junior year.
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In 2009, Travis Benjamin ran a season-best time of 6.40 seconds in the 55 meters at the Tom Jones Invitational.
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Travis Benjamin played college football for the Miami Hurricanes for four seasons from 2008 to 2011.
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Travis Benjamin placed fourth in the ACC Championships in the 60 meters with a season-best time of 6.74 seconds.
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Travis Benjamin ran the team's three fastest times on the season in the 60 meters.
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Travis Benjamin ran the second leg of the 4 x 100 meter relay that advanced to the NCAA semifinals, that ran a season-best time of 39.57 seconds at the NCAA quarter finals, setting a school record, and placed fifth at the Penn Relays with a time of 40.35 seconds.
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Travis Benjamin was one of 47 collegiate wide receivers to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Travis Benjamin tied Stanford's Chris Owusu and Georgia Tech's Stephen Hill for the best 40-yard dash time among all wide receivers at the combine.
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Travis Benjamin completed the majority of drills, but skipped the short shuttle and three-cone due to a leg cramp.
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On March 8,2012, Travis Benjamin attended Miami's pro day and performed the short shuttle, three-cone drill, and positional drills.
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Travis Benjamin was ranked the 27th best wide receiver prospect by NFL.
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Travis Benjamin was the 15th wide receiver selected in 2012.
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Travis Benjamin finished his rookie season with 18 receptions for 298 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while carrying the ball six times for 66-yards.
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Travis Benjamin was used sparingly as a returner with Josh Cribbs entrenched in the role and finished the 2012 season with three kick returns for 76-yards and three punt returns for 149-yards and a touchdown.
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Travis Benjamin entered an open competition for the vacant starting wide receiver role after the departure of Mohamed Massaquoi.
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Travis Benjamin competed against Greg Little, Josh Gordon, Davone Bess, and Jordan Norwood.
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Head coach Rob Chudzinski named Travis Benjamin the starting punt and kick returner after Josh Cribbs departed in free agency.
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Travis Benjamin finished the 2013 season with five receptions for 105 receiving yards and had one carry for 45-yards in eight games and three starts.
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At the time of his injury, Travis Benjamin was seventh in the league in punt return average.
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Travis Benjamin competed with newly acquired free agents Nate Burleson, Miles Austin, and Andrew Hawkins.
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Travis Benjamin was named the third wide receiver and starting slot receiver behind Miles Austin and Andrew Hawkins.
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Travis Benjamin caught a 17-yard touchdown and a six-yard touchdown pass from Brian Hoyer in the fourth quarter to help lead the Browns in a comeback victory.
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Travis Benjamin finished the 2014 season with 18 receptions for 314-yards and three touchdowns in 16 games and zero starts.
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Travis Benjamin received competition for the starting wide receiver job after the Browns signed longtime veterans Dwayne Bowe and Brian Hartline after Miles Austin departed in free agency and Josh Gordon received a second suspension for the full 2015 season.
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Head coach Mike Pettine surprisingly named Travis Benjamin the starting wide receiver for the first time of his career, along with Andrew Hawkins, after he had a productive training camp where he was called the "most improved teammate" by Donte Whitner.
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Travis Benjamin was responsible for three of the Browns' touchdowns during the game, catching a 60-yard and 50-yard touchdown pass from Johnny Manziel and returning a punt return for a 78-yard touchdown in the second quarter and was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
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Travis Benjamin entered training camp slated as one of the starting wide receivers with Keenan Allen.
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Travis Benjamin was unable to play in the Chargers Week 10 game against the Miami Dolphins after sustaining a knee injury.
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Travis Benjamin finished the 2016 season with 47 catches for 677 receiving yards and four touchdowns in eight starts and 14 games.
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Travis Benjamin entered the 2017 season under his fifth head coach in six seasons after the Los Angeles Chargers hired Anthony Lynn to be their new head coach.
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Travis Benjamin entered training camp facing stiff competition for one of the starting wide receiver jobs after the Chargers drafted Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams seventh overall.
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Travis Benjamin had to contest with Tyrell Williams and Dontrelle Inman who both started for the Chargers throughout the 2016 season.
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Travis Benjamin was placed on injured reserve on October 17,2019, with a quad injury.
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Travis Benjamin was promoted to active roster on October 9,2021.