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| Height: 5-9 Weight: 211 Born: Aug 13, 1978, Milwaukee, WI |
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| December 13, 2005 Michael Bennett could remain the Vikings' primary runner since Mewelde Moore seems to have lost his starting job in Minnesota, according to the Star-Tribune. |
| December 11, 2005 Michael Bennett got the start for the Vikings on Sunday and worked as the featured back, even though Mewelde Moore was healthy and available. Bennett rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, though he did lose a fumble. |
| December 10, 2005 The Vikings removed Michael Bennett from the injury report yesterday, according to the Star-Tribune. He sprained his ankle Sunday night when he slipped on some ice. |
| December 8, 2005 Although Michael Bennett sprained an ankle when he slipped on some ice Sunday night, he was able to practice yesterday, according to the Star-Tribune. However, Mewelde Moore worked with the first-team offense. |
| December 4, 2005 Michael Bennett stepped into the featured role for the Vikings in Week 13 after Mewelde Moore suffered an ankle injury early in the game. Bennett rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries and also scored on a five-yard pass. |
| November 13, 2005 With Mewelde Moore focusing on his return chores, Michael Bennett got a chance to be the featured runner for the Vikings on Sunday. Bennett didn't do much with his opportunity, as he rushed for just 16 yards on 19 carries against a mediocre Giants run defense. To make matters worse, Bennett lost a fumble. |
| November 13, 2005 The Star-Tribune reports that since the Vikings want to maximize using Mewelde Moore as a punt returner today, Michael Bennett likely could get the majority of carries in the backfield. |
| November 10, 2005 Mewelde Moore is expected to play through a sprained wrist on Sunday, so it's unclear what kind of role Michael Bennett will have. Head coach Mike Tice would not commit to a starter for the game against the Giants. |
| November 7, 2005 Michael Bennett rushed for a season-high 106 yards on 18 carries in Week 9. Bennett saw extra work because Mewelde Moore was banged up during the game. |
| September 22, 2005 Both Michael Bennett and Mewelde Moore saw time with the first-team offense in practice on Wednesday, according to the Star-Tribune. It is not clear how the action will be split this weekend. |
| September 22, 2005 The Star-Tribune reports that the Cardinals and Vikings have had cursory discussions this week about possibly sending Michael Bennett to Arizona, where former coach Dennis Green is running the show. Nothing appears imminent, though. |
| September 11, 2005 Michael Bennett was the main tailback for the Vikings on Sunday, even though Moe Williams technically got the start. However, Bennett rushed for negative one yard on his six carries. Williams was the only other Minnesota running back to carry the ball, and he finished with 15 yards on six carries. |
| September 6, 2005 Although Michael Bennett is expected to start on Sunday, Vikings coach Mike Tice said the distribution of the workload in the backfield will depend on how the game develops, according to the Star-Tribune. |
| September 5, 2005 The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Michael Bennett is likely to be the starting running back for the season opener. He has been nursing a sprained neck. |
| September 4, 2005 Coach Mike Tice said he expects Michael Bennett to be ready for the season opener, according to the Star-Tribune. The oft-injured running back has been nursing a sprained neck. |
| September 2, 2005 Michael Bennett is expected to be held out of tonight's preseason finale with a sprained neck, according to the Star-Tribune. |
| August 31, 2005 Michael Bennett completed every aspect of practice Tuesday, an indication his neck injury is healing, according to the St. Paul Pioneer-Press. He has not been ruled out of Friday's preseason game. |
| August 23, 2005 Coach Mike Tice stated Tuesday that Michael Bennett is not likely to play in the Vikings' season opener against the Bucs because of a sore neck, according to the AP. However, Bennett sees things differently. Bennett stated that he should be ready to go by next weekend's preseason finale. "Right now, Mike's out, so I'm moving forward, even for Tampa without Mike," Tice said. "I don't see Mike being anything but an outside shot for Tampa. I'm not a doctor, but I know anytime you sprain your neck or tweak your neck or have neck spasms or whatever he has, it's hard to put a guy back in there, especially a guy who has taken a lot of hits, unless he is confident in that neck." |
| August 23, 2005 A sprained neck could keep Michael Bennett out of Friday's preseason game against San Diego, accordng to the Star-Tribune. Bennett hurt his neck while blocking in the first quarter of Friday's exhibition game. He was sent for a magnetic resonance imaging test Monday and did not participate in either practice. "He could come around tomorrow and he could play this week," Vikings coach Mike Tice said. "If it's sore we obviously are not going to risk it." |