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Mar 29, 2022

Jets offensive line coach John Benton was arrested and charged with DUI in New Jersey earlier this March. - Benton was pulled over by New Jersey State Police on I-287 in Morristown just before midnight for a motor vehicle violation, according to the New York Post. State troopers suspected he was under the influence and arrested him on a DUI charge. A police spokesman told The Post that Benton was processed and released. - Robert Saleh addressed Benton’s arrest at the NFL owners meetings on Monday, describing the arrest as something the veteran offensive line coach and everyone else can learn from. - “It’s a great lesson for everybody: it doesn’t matter if you have one, two … in this day and age, it’s very easy to get an Uber,” Saleh said, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “I know he knows he made a mistake. Hopefully, it’s something we can learn from.” - Saleh hired Benton as his offensive line coach and run game coordinator last offseason after the two worked together with the 49ers, Jaguars and Texans. The 58-year-old Benton has coached in the NFL since 2004, working with the Rams and Dolphins in addition to his stints in Houston, Jacksonville and San Francisco. - Benton is subject to discipline under the NFL’s personal conduct policy. - - List - - 5 takeaways from Robert Saleh's NFL owners meetings presser - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Jets Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Jets Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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