Ben Jacobs (American football)

American football player and coach (born 1988)

American football player

Ben Jacobs

Jacobs (right) with the Carolina Panthers in 2018

Cincinnati Bengals
Position:| Assistant special teams coach
Personal information
Born:|  (1988-04-17) April 17, 1988 (age 37)
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:| 243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school:| Silverado (Las Vegas)
College:| Fresno State
NFL draft:| 2011: undrafted
Career history

As a player:

* Cleveland Browns (2011–2012)
* Cincinnati Bengals (2012)*
* Carolina Panthers (2013–2018)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

As a coach:

* Carolina Panthers (2019)
Assistant special teams coach
* Washington Football Team / Commanders (2020–2023)
Assistant special teams coach
* Cincinnati Bengals (2024–present)
Assistant special teams coach

Career NFL statistics
| Total tackles:| 36

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Pass deflections:| 1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Benjamin Jacobs (born April 17, 1988) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the assistant special teams coach for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Jacobs played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs, tying an NCAA record by forcing three fumbles in a single game.

## Professional career

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### Cleveland Browns

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Jacobs signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on July 30, 2011. He was released during final roster cuts and on September 5, 2011 was signed to the Browns' practice squad.[1] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2011. He played in five games as a rookie but didn't register any stats. In 2012, Jacobs was once again waived by the Browns during roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad. He was released by the Browns on October 9, 2012.

### Cincinnati Bengals

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Jacobs was signed to the Bengals practice squad on November 12, 2012 but was released on November 27, 2012.

### Carolina Panthers

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On May 13, 2013, Jacobs was signed by the Panthers. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2013 and was signed to the Panthers' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2013 but was released two days later and re-signed back to the practice squad, where he spent the rest of the season. In the 2014 season, Jacobs played in all 16 regular season games leading the team with nine special teams tackles and one on defense.

In the 2015 season, Jacobs played in 16 games recording seven tackles on defense and eight on special teams. He played in all three postseason games. On February 7, 2016, Jacobs was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, he recorded two special teams tackles, but the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[2][3]

On September 3, 2016, Jacobs was placed on injured reserve after suffering a quad injury in the preseason but was released the following day.[4][5] He was re-signed by the team on December 9, 2016.[6]

On February 8, 2017, Jacobs signed a two-year deal with the Panthers.[7][8]

### Statistics

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Year  | Team  | Games  | Tackles

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GP | GS  | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | SFTY | TFL
2011 | CLE | 5 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2013 | CAR | 0 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2014 | CAR | 16 | 0  | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
2015 | CAR | 16 | 0  | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0
2016 | CAR | 4 | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2017 | CAR | 16 | 0  | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
2018 | CAR | 16 | 0  | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
Career  | 73 | 0  | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1

## Coaching career

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Having been a member of the Panthers for six seasons as a core special teamer, head coach Ron Rivera personally asked Jacobs if he would consider making the transition to coaching for the team, to which he agreed.[9][10] He joined the Washington Football Team as an assistant special teams coach in 2020.[11] He was named the assistant special teams coach by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2024.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Browns add two to practice squad". woio.com. September 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
2. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
3. ^ "Super Bowl 50 - National Football League Game Summary" (PDF). NFL.com. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
4. ^ Henson, Max. "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
5. ^ "Carolina Panthers Official Roster".
6. ^ "Panthers waive Robert McClain, sign Ben Jacobs". Panthers.com. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
7. ^ Strickland, Bryan (February 8, 2017). "Panthers re-sign Ben Jacobs". Panthers.com.
8. ^ "Carolina Panthers release Ben Jacobs". CatScratchReader.com. February 11, 2019.
9. ^ Strickland, Bryan (February 13, 2019). "Special teamer Ben Jacobs flips the field on his football career". Panthers.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
10. ^ Alper, Josh (February 12, 2019). "Panthers adding Ben Jacobs to coaching staff". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
11. ^ "Redskins Announce Coaching Staff". Redskins.com. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
12. ^ Marcum, Jason (February 27, 2024). "Bengals officially hire Jordan Salkin, Ronnie Regula, and Ben Jacobs". Cincy Jungle. SB Nation. Retrieved February 27, 2024.

## External links

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* Cincinnati Bengals bio
* Fresno State Bulldogs profile