Andy Benoit

Andrew (Andy) Benoit
Born May 27, 1986
Boise, Idaho
Occupation Sports Journalist
Nationality American
Education The College of Idaho
Website
twitter.com/Andy_Benoit

Andrew "Andy" Benoit (born May 27, 1986 in Boise, Idaho) specializes in the National Football League and is a founder of NFLTouchdown.com. He writes for Sports Illustrated's NFL webpage, The MMQB with Peter King. He has had featured articles in Sports Illustrated magazine.[1][2] He is the author of Andy Benoit's Touchdown: Everything You Need to Know about the NFL This Year, which was published by Random House through the years 2006-2007,[3][4] and co-author of Football Outsiders Almanac 2013: The Essential Guide to the 2013 NFL and College Football Seasons.[5] He has worked with CBSSports.com, The New York Times, Football Outsiders, USA Today and Sports Network.[6][7][8][9]

Benoit has been featured on the NFL Films Top 10 Shows series since 2010 and is a regular contributor to various television and radio programs, including ESPN, ABC and CBS.[10]

Controversy

Benoit took to Twitter on June 22, 2015 to say that "women's sports in general not worth watching."[11][12] The following day Benoit apologized, again via Twitter, characterizing his earlier comments as "ignorant and extreme."[13] Following his apology Benoit's remarks had gained viral notoriety to the point that Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler offered a rebuke to him on the June 24, 2015 edition of Late Night With Seth Meyers.[14]

Personal life

Benoit is a graduate of The College of Idaho. He currently lives in Boise, Idaho. According to NFLTouchdown.com, Benoit started writing football books at the age of 14, and was dubbed by the Idaho Statesman as "The NFL Kid".[15] Benoit's two cats, Mr. Fizzles and Othercat, have gained some notoriety as they have been mentioned by Peter King in several of his weekly articles.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Benoit's features on MMQB website". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Andy Benoit archive Sports Illustrated vault". Retrieved 2014-5. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Benoits-Touchdown-2006-Everything/dp/0345485394/ref=la_B00IQCSXZ8_1_3/179-0372241-6683328?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399586972&sr=1-3
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Andy-Benoits-Touchdown-2007-Everything/dp/0345485408/ref=la_B00IQCSXZ8_1_4/179-0372241-6683328?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399586972&sr=1-4
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Football-Outsiders-Almanac-2013-Essential/dp/1491008024/ref=la_B00IQCSXZ8_1_1/179-0372241-6683328?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1399586972&sr=1-1
  6. ↑ "Benoit's blog on CBS". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  7. ↑ "Benoit's blog with New York Times". Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Benoit's blog with Football Outsiders".
  9. ↑ "Andy Benoit Biography".
  10. ↑ "Fantasy Football Starters Signs Two Veteran Free Agents".
  11. ↑ Burke, Timothy. "Dopey Sports Illustrated Writer: Women's Sports Aren't Worth Watching". Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  12. ↑ "Sports Illustrated writer Andy Benoit: 'women's sports in general not worth watching'". Outsports. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  13. ↑ "Andy Benoit (@Andy_Benoit) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  14. ↑ "Seth Meyers And Amy Poehler Reunite For 'Really!?!'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  15. ↑ "Idaho Statesman Interview with Andy Benoit". Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  16. ↑ "Peter King Factoid of the Week Othercat". Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  17. ↑ "Peter King MR. STARWOOD PREFERRED MEMBER TRAVEL NOTE OF THE WEEK". Retrieved 2014-08-21.

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