Andrew Benoit (born May 27, 1986) is an American sportswriter for The 33rd Team, a website covering the
National Football League. Previously, Benoit was the assistant to
LA Rams head coach
Sean McVay, overseeing special projects from 2021-2023.[1][2] He was hired by The 33rd Team in June 2023.[3] Prior to his role with the Rams, he wrote for Sports Illustrated and for SI's NFL webpage, The MMQB and co-hosts The MMQB NFL Podcast.[4][5][6]
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.[14] Benoit is also a founder of NFLTouchdown.com.
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]
In June 2015, Benoit was the subject of criticism after tweeting that "women's sports in general [are] not worth watching". The tweet has since been deleted and Benoit issued an apology, stating that "I got carried away responding to playful ribbing ... and in my stupidity, overcompensated by saying something ignorant and extreme. 100% mistake on my part, for which I'm deeply sorry."[18] Benoit was criticized by outlets such as The Washington Post,[19] The Chicago Tribune, and most notably, Late Night with Seth Meyers, on which comedians Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler resurrected their segment "Really?!?" from Saturday Night Live to ask Benoit to "say that to Serena Williams. Really".[20]