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From Kyle Field to the sport's biggest stage:
Aggies in the Super Bowl
Millions will tune
in Sunday to watch
Super Bowl XLIX.
Four Aggies-turned-
Seahawks will be fa
miliar to A&M fans.
DL Michael Bennett
By Carter Karels
rs- “I would describe it as
two angels dancing while
chocolate is coming from the
heavens on a nice Sunday
morning. ”
That’s how Seahawks de
fensive lineman Michael Ben
nett described his sack dance,
something he could very well
display to the world during the
Super Bowl. Bennett wasn’t al
ways the star of the show like
he was with the media all year,
particularly recently.
Bennett was born in Loui
siana but spent his childhood
in Houston with his brother,
Martellus, and together they
attended and played football
for Alief Taylor High School.
Both signed with A&M.
After amassing 43 tackles
and six tackles for loss in his ju
nior year, Bennett was named
honorable mention All-Big 12.
By the start of his senior year,
he became the full-time starter,
and posted even better num
bers than before. This time,
Bennett hoarded 42 tackles and
12 tackles for loss, however he
did not receive any post-season
honors.
Bennett went undrafted and
was added as a free agent to the
Seahawks roster in 2009, after
witnessing his brother bolt ear
ly from A&M and get drafted
second round to the Cowboys.
Four games into the season,
Bennett was waived off the ros
ter and joined the Buccaneers.
Bennett spent four years
with Tampa Bay before rejoin
ing Seattle. By being the leader
in sacks with the Bucs in 2012
at nine, Seattle signed him to
a one-year, $5 million con
tract. Although he started three
games with them in 2013, Ben
nett tied as leader in sacks with
8.5, earning him a four-year,
$28.5 million contract.
One year later, Bennett
found himself fitting on his
first Super Bowl ring. One
more after that, fans witnessed
a 6-foot-4,270-pound lineman
riding a bicycle in celebration
of reaching his second straight
championship game.
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Aggies Patrick
Lewis (left),
Christine
Michael and
Steven Terell
pose for a
photo during
Super Bowl
Media Days.
RB Christine Michael DB Steven Terrell 01 Patrick Lewis
By Conner Darland By Lawrence Smelser By Andre Perrard
Nw Running back Christine js. While the Seattle Se- About 34 miles
Michael received an early ahawks were busy win- west of New Or-
dose of Texas A&M through nmg their first Super Bowl, leans, Louisiana, on the
his head coach and Aggie Steven Terrell never would eastern bank of the Mis-
Craig Stump at Beaumont have dreamed of being on sissippi River, lies the
West Brook High School. In their squad a year later. Terrell town of Reserve, popu-
2009, Michael won the Wal- has had quite the journey as a lation 9,111. Reserve
ter Payton Trophy for the best free safety, from his time as a is the hometown of
high school football athlete. three-star recruit at Allen High Patrick Lewis, who was
Michael accepted a schol- School to winning the Cotton ranked at the end of his
arship to play for the Aggies, Bowl with Texas A&M to senior year the fourth-
and remained with them from preparing a Super Bowl. best center in the 2009
2009 to 2012. Michael shined Terrell grew up in Dal- recruiting class. He had
in his freshman campaign, las, Texas, and stayed close offers from Connecticut,
leading the team with 844 to home at Texas A&M from Southern Mississippi and
rushing yards and 10 touch- 2009 to 2012. In his first year, Tulsa before choosing to
downs. He was named Big 12 he played a limited role with pl a Y f° r Texas A&M.
Freshman of the Year. the A&M defense but still saw Lewis saw action in
His sophomore and junior game time as a true freshman. every game his freshman
seasons were cut short after In his second year, he year, eventually becom-
suffering a broken leg against played in all 13 games and ing a starter for the last
Texas Tech in 2010 and a recorded 46-total tackles as nine games in 2009.
knee injury against Okla- a sophomore. By his junior From there, he appeared
homa in 2011. In his senior year, he became a household in 51 games for the Ag-
campaignhe ran for 417 yards name on defense. gies, starting in 48 con-
on 88 attempts and scored a He excelled as a senior in secutive games,
career-high 12 touchdowns. Texas A&M’s first season in After moving from of-
In his career at A&M, Mi- the SEC. He started every fensive guard to center af-
chael ran the ball for 2,791 game and recorded 37 total ter his sophomore season,
yards and 34 touchdowns. tackles along with two in- Lewis earned All-Big 12
In 2013, Michael entered terceptions and two forced honors. In his senior sca
the 2013 NFL Draft and was fumbles. son, Lewis earned All-
selected in the second round Terrell was not drafted in SEC honors en route to
with the 62nd overall pick by the 2013 NFL Draft. He had an 11-2 finish, snapping
the Seattle Seahawks. Cur- stints with the Jacksonville the football to Heisman
rendy, he is in his second Jaguars and Houston Tex- winning quarterback,
season with the Seahawks and ans before finding his cur- Johnny Manziel.
headed to his second Super rent home in Seattle. Fie was After his senior year.
Bowl. signed to the team’s practice Lewis entered the NFL
Michael has seen limited squad on August 31. draft, where he went
carries in his career with the Terrell saw action in four undrafted. However,
Seahawks — he is the back games. He played with the in free agency he was
up to Pro Bowl running back special teams and in nickel signed by the Green
Marshawn Lynch and Robert packages after Byron Maxwell Bay Packers. Since then,
Turbin. In the 2013-14 sea- left the game due to injury. he has had stints with
son, he ran for 79 yards on Terrell has been moved multi- the Jacksonville Jaguars
18 attempts, but has seen an pie times between the practice and now Seattle. In his
increase in carries this season squad and the active roster. He NFL career, Lewis has
with 34 carries for 175 yards. was re-assigned January 6 to appeared in six games,
the active roster. starting in four of them.
NFL CONTINUED
problem internally.
“We have to have more than public
messaging here,” Dubriwny said. “As
somebody who watches the NFL and is a
fan of football, I’m not ready to stand up
and applaud until I see internal changes
as well.”
Former Baltimore Ravens running
back Ray Rice was indicted mid-Feb
ruary of last year when video surfaced
that showed him dragging his then-girl-
friend, now-wife from an elevator after
physical violence between the couple.
And former Vikings running back
Adrian Peterson reached a plea agree
ment with prosecutors after child abuse
charges were leveled against him for
striking his son with a tree branch.
In addition to the NO MORE cam
paign, the NFL produced a video in
partnership with Texas A&M this fall
called “A Call to Coaches: Domestic Vi
olence and Sexual Assault Awareness,”
said Jason Cook, senior associate athletics
director for external affairs.
“This was a video that included coach
Sumlin that was mailed to every high
school and college coach around the
country, encouraging them to be aware
of and act against domestic violence and
abuse,” Cook said. “This is a very sig
nificant issue nationally, but one Texas
A&M has assumed a leadership role in
as well. ”
The video shows Head Coach Kevin
Sumlin speaking to the players about the
core value of respect.
Cook said Texas A&M athletics also
has a series of seminars at the start of
every year, one of which, titled “The
Consequences of Your Actions,” is
mandatory for all student athletes at
New Student-Athlete Orientation and
addresses domestic abuse, along with
other issues. During the seminar, current
and former athletes as well as faculty and
coaching staff share advice and testimony
to the new athletes.
“We have, for our football team,
several speakers that come through on
a very regular basis,” Cook said. “And
then coach Sumlin has spoken person
ally to the team about being aware of
and acting against violence and domestic
abuse.”
Dubriwny said domestic violence in
the NFL and among athletes is indicative
of a broader social problem.
“It’s particularly visible here because
these men are very famous — we see
them on TV every day and we’re now
becoming aware of the fact that they also
engage in domestic violence,” Dubri
wny said. “But domestic violence is not
confined to the NFL.”
Sonia Mahabir, assistant coordina
tor in the Women’s Resource Center,
said it’s important for everyone to be
more engaged in preventing domestic
violence in our community and the NO
MORE campaign should help spark the
conversation.
The Women’s Resource Center of
fers presentations on a variety of domes
tic and sexual abuse topics. The center
also organizes the Silent Witness Proj
ect, a traveling memorial that displays
domestic violence stories on victim sil
houettes.
“The Women’s Resource Center’s
Silent Witness Project is currently on
display in the Academic Building,”
Mahabir said. “The traveling memorial
hopes to raise awareness about dating
domestic violence in our community
and spark conversation.”
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