2001 NFL Scouting Combine
Q&A with Wisconsin RB Michael Bennett
Feb. 23, 2001
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| INDIANAPOLIS — Following are excerpts from
a question-and-answer session with Wisconsin’s Michael Bennett, who was ranked as the
third-best running back in the draft by Joel Buchsbaum in his Jan. 15 printout. Q: Is
there a player in the NFL you’re similar to, style-wise?
A: There’s a lot of guys. I look at Fred Taylor, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk,
guys like that. That’s who stand out to me, and I would love to pattern my game after
those guys.
Q: Was it frustrating at all playing behind Ron Dayne?
A: Actually, it was a great learning experience for me. It wasn’t frustrating. You
get a chance to sit behind a guy and really emerge as the star that he was. Just being
able to sit behind him, learn things from him, it really helped me grow and mature as a
football player.
Q: Did you think about returning for your senior year and making your run at the
Heisman?
A: I thought about it, but I’m not a person that’s built on awards. I’m
a person that follows my dream. Actually, I really did follow one of my dreams, and that
was to go to the Olympic trials. To start at a Big Ten university … I wanted to live
up to the challenge of being able to step in and build from Ron Dayne.
Q: Can you speak at all about the two misdemeanors you were charged with?
A: My lawyer has instructed me not to talk about anything of that matter. But it was
really something that shouldn’t have happened, and it’s a situation that I
really will learn from. I basically told (the teams interviewing me) the story and the
things that happened. They were pretty good with it. People have run-ins in their life,
and unfortunately, I had this one. This is my only time ever being in trouble in my life.
So it’s something that I’ve definitely learned from, and I’m going to move
on.
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