Position: Defensive end Name Benson Mayowa Date joined 2013 Roster status: Active | Undrafted: 2013 Weight 114 kg High school: Inglewood (CA) Height 1.91 m | |
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Date of birth: (1991-08-03) August 3, 1991 (age 24) Place of birth: Los Angeles, California Profiles | ||
Benson mayowa
Benson Babatunde Mayowa (born August 3, 1991) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Idaho.
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- Benson Mayowa Brings The Late Rush Dallas Cowboys
- Early years
- Seattle Seahawks
- Oakland Raiders
- Dallas Cowboys
- Personal life
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Early years
Mayowa attended Inglewood High School, where as a senior defensive end he had 75 tackles, 11 sacks and one interception, while receiving All-league and second-team all-California Interscholastic Federation honors.
After not being heavily recruited because of his academic grades, he accepted a football scholarship from the University of Idaho. He was a backup defensive end as a true freshman, registering 6 tackles (2 for loss), one sack and one quarterback hurry. The next year he made 25 tackles (4.5 for loss), 3 sacks, one quarterback hurry, 2 passes efensed, 3 forced fumbles and one recovered.
As a junior he started 6 out of 10 games (missed 2 with an injury), posting 17 tackles (4.5 for loss), 3 sacks, 5 quarterback hurries, 2 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and one recovered.
As a senior he started 8 out of 11 games, making 22 tackles (7 for loss), 3 sacks, 4 quarterback hurries, one pass defensed and 3 forced fumbles. He finished his college career with 45 games, 67 tackles (47 solo), 11 sacks, 11 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.
Seattle Seahawks
In May 2013, he was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent, after participating on a tryout basis at rookie minicamp. He played the first two games and was declared inactive in the rest of the regular season. On August 30, 2014, he was waived during the final roster cuts.
Oakland Raiders
On August 31, 2014, he was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders. On December 7, he recorded his first NFL sack against the San Francisco 49ers. He finished the season with 13 tackles and one sack.
In 2015, in 12 games he had 16 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and 2 recovered.
Dallas Cowboys
After becoming a restricted free agent, on March 18, 2016, the Dallas Cowboys signed him to a three-year $8.25 million offer sheet. On March 22, the Raiders declined to match the offer, officially allowing Mayowa to sign with the Cowboys without receiving any compensation.
Mayowa was acquired to provide depth at the defensive end position with the looming suspensions to DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory and the decision not to bring back Greg Hardy. At the time the signing surprised observers, because Mayowa had only 3 career starts and 2 sacks, while playing mostly as an outside linebacker.
He was placed on physically unable to perform list at the start of training camp, while recovering from a knee scope he underwent in June. He began the season as the starter at right defensive end, until losing his position after Lawrence returned from his four-game suspension. His role began to be reduced and against the Cincinnati Bengals, he played less snaps than Ryan Davis. He was declared inactive against the Pittsburgh Steelers, after being passed on the depth chart by Davis, because he was not providing the pass rush pressure that was expected from him. He was declared inactive against the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins. He returned to the lineup against the Minnesota Vikings, experiencing an improvement in his play, while finishing with 6 sacks (led the team), making 4 of them in the last five games.
Personal life
Mayowa is of Nigerian descent.