CJ Bennett
Player Development | Tampa

Coaches CJ and Chip Bennett are collaborating with The Gridiron Linc in Player Development for the greater Tampa area. These two incredible coaches founded "The QB Stable" which is widely respected as the premier QB Training organization in state of Florida.

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The original member of "The Stable," CJ began his training with Coach John Kaleo and other top QB trainers in the country while he was in youth league. CJ had a remarkable career at Alonso High School in Tampa, where he threw for 60 touchdowns, accumulated over 6,000 yards, and was honored with the Guy Toph Award, an annual accolade presented to Tampa Bay's finest player.  He earned a scholarship to South Alabama, where he not only started as a Freshman, but also led his team to an undefeated season. He would eventually transfer to Murray State, where he was then mentored by Chris Hatcher, one of the originators of the Air Raid.

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After his playing career, Coach CJ worked at FAU, Maryland, and Samford in various roles. He got the opportunity to coach Safeties, Wide Receivers, Running Backs, and Quarterbacks while recruiting Tampa and the South Florida areas. While at Samford, he coached worked directly with Devlin "Duck" Hodges, who won the Walter Payton Award, the FCS Hesiman, given to the nations best player.

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Coach Chip Bennett has been training quarterbacks for 35 years and has coached at numerous High Schools in both New York and Florida.  Coach Chip has collaborated with some of the top QB trainers in the country, including John Kaleo, Darin Slack, Will Hewlett, and Dub Maddox.