# Kevin Bentley

Kevin Kinte Bentley (born December 29, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. Bentley went to high school at Montclair Prep in Van Nuys where he spent three years under the coaching of George Ginnanni and defensive coordinator John Greaves.
Bentley was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts.

## College career

In 2000 Bentley and Northwestern won a share for the Big Ten champion with Michigan and Purdue. Bentley helped lead Northwestern to their first bowl game since the 1997 Florida Citrus Bowl. They went on to face off against Nebraska in the 2000 Alamo Bowl, though they ended up losing by a score of 66–17.

### College statistics

Northwestern Wildcats :
| Season | GP | Def Int | Def Int | Def Int | Def Int | Def Int | Def Int | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Season | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 34 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 0 |

## Professional career
### Cleveland Browns

Bentley was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round, with the 101st overall pick, of the 2002 NFL draft. He officially signed with the team on July 16, 2002. He became a free agent after the 2004 season.

### Seattle Seahawks

Bentley signed a contract with Seattle Seahawks in the 2005 season. He helped lead the Seahawks to the NFC Championship Game and beat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 34–14. They would face the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, though they would fall short by a score of 21–10. He became a free agent after the 2007 season.

### Houston Texans

Bentley signed a free agent contract with the Houston Texans on March 2, 2008. He became a free agent on July 26, 2011.

### San Diego Chargers

On August 24, 2011, Bentley signed with the San Diego Chargers. He was released during final cuts.

### Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Bentley on November 22, 2011. He was released on December 5.

### Indianapolis Colts

On December 6, 2011, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts.
Bentley retired after the 2011 season.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2002 | CLE | 12 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 16 | 14 | 96 | 60 | 36 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 16 | 3 | 63 | 44 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 15 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | SEA | 14 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | SEA | 14 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 16 | 7 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | HOU | 13 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | JAX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | IND | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 136 | 37 | 421 | 280 | 141 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2002 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 8 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Personal life

Bentley earned his MBA from Rice University in 2015, and is currently a Cert-III level snowboard coach with Team Summit Colorado. He is currently on the MGA TOUR with the ATLMGA chapter. His alias is "Smart Stick" or #KBCLOSE