The 2023 NFL draft is a few months away, but Stetson Bennett is already making the headlines. However, it is for the wrong reasons. A door knocking incident led him to the Dallas County jail gates on Sunday morning. And the two-time national champion QB is facing the fans’ fury for committing what they think is obviously an avoidable offense.
Bennett recently won his second national championship with the University of Georgia. And he is heading into the NFL draft as one of the top QB picks.
Stetson Bennett faces fan fury
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The former Georgia Bulldogs QB Stetson Bennett landed in legal trouble on Sunday. The Dallas County police arrested the two-time national champion, according to Bleacher Report, for public intoxication after a door knocking incident. The arrest happened in Old East Dallas on Tribeca way. Police found Bennett after responding to reports of a man banging on the doors in the area.
Bennett is facing fans’ fury after the incident as it comes just months before the 2023 NFL draft. Some fans think the stardom has got into the QB’s head, while others wish he was a little more careful before the draft. A fan gave the reason for Bennett doing what he did.
dude is having a midlife crisis
— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) January 29, 2023
This fan seems happy with the turn of events.
FINALLY HIS DOWN FALL 🔥🔥🔥
— . (@SavTheRJFan) January 29, 2023
Another fan thinks stardom got into Bennett’s head.
It got to his head
— Landon Mion (@landon_mion) January 29, 2023
This fan has this to say on the situation.
You can take the player out of Georgia but you can’t take Georgia out of the player
— Jake Leyland (@ITSJAKELEYLAND) January 29, 2023
Another fan thinks Bennett should have taken it easy before the draft.
Seriously? Can't just take it easy for a few months before the draft???
— Tyler O'Shea (@OSheaSEO) January 29, 2023
This fan knows what Bennett said to the police during the arrest.
You know his smug ass dropped the " Do you know who I am " line
— oleg zeltser (@OlegZeltser) January 29, 2023
Bennett walked out of custody later in the morning and faces a public intoxication charge. According to projections, Bennett will be a fourth-round pick in the draft, though his arrest might impact his stock. Many believe that his short 5’11” stature is already against him.
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Bennett’s glowing college football career
Stetson Bennett had a glowing football career with the Georgia Bulldogs. Starting out as a backup QB, Bennett worked his way to get the starting job in his junior year and never looked back. He led the Bulldogs to two back-to-back college football national championship titles, the program’s first since 1980.
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Bennett and the Bulldogs won the second title just a few weeks back when they demolished TCU 65-7 in the College playoff championship final game. He recently revealed that he is training for the draft in Fort Worth, Texas, about 30 miles from Dallas. Will his arrest affect his draft stock in any way? Where will Bennett land in the 2023 NFL draft?