LeCharles Bentley

No. 57, 62

Position:

Center / Guard

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 7, 1979 (age 37)

Place of birth:

Cleveland, Ohio

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

309 lb (140 kg)

Career information

High school:

Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius

College:

Ohio State

NFL Draft:

2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44

Career history

New Orleans Saints (2002–2005)
Cleveland Browns (2006–2007)

Career highlights and awards

2× Pro Bowl (2002, 2005)
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2002)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (2000, 2001)
Consensus All-American (2001)
Dave Rimington Trophy (2001)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	57
Games started:	57
Player stats at NFL.com

Player stats at PFR

Games played:	57
Games started:	57
Player stats at NFL.com

LeCharles Vernon Bentley (born November 7, 1979) is an American former college and professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for Ohio State University, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best center in the country. The New Orleans Saints selected him in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and he played professionally for the Saints and Cleveland Browns of the NFL. Bentley was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Saints. He retired after a knee injury.

Bentley was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He played high school football at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland. He was a two-year starter and was a three-year letterman, earning All-Ohio honors as a senior in 1997.

Bentley attended Ohio State University, where he was a four-year letterman for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team from 1998 to 2001, first for head coach John Cooper, then for Jim Tressel during his senior year. As a senior in 2001, he won the Rimington Trophy as college football's best center, received first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He was a human development and family science major.

Bentley was drafted in the second round (44th overall) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints and was signed to a four-year deal worth $2.95 million. He excelled at the guard position and started in 14 games. He was named Sports Illustrated 's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2002 and Pro Football Weekly All-Rookie Team. He made his NFL debut at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 8.

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