Ben Watson (American football)
Watson with the New Orleans Saints in 2015 | |||||||||||
| No. 82, 84 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | December 18, 1980 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Northwestern (Rock Hill, South Carolina) | ||||||||||
| College: | |||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 1st round, 32nd pick | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Benjamin Seth Watson (born December 18, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and Georgia Bulldogs. Watson was selected by the New England Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots over the Philadelphia Eagles in his rookie year. He has also played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New Orleans Saints.