Lewis Vincent Benfatti is a former professional American football player. The 6' 4", 278 lb., defensive tackle was the third round pick of the New York Jets in the 1994 NFL Draft. He played three seasons with the Jets. Benfatti was named All-America and a Lombardi Award finalist while at Penn State University. A team captain for the Nittany Lions, he played in the 1994 East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl games. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication from Penn State in 1993. Benfatti was an All-State football player and heavyweight wrestler at Morris Knolls High School in Denville, New Jersey. Benfatti previously has been the principal of Hopatcong Middle School, in Hopatcong, New Jersey. [More at Wikipedia]