The Calgary Stampeders have signed American defensive back Benny Sapp III.

Benny Sapp III
Defensive back
College: Northern Iowa
Height: 5.11
Weight: 200
Born: June 27, 2000
Birthplace: Fort Lauderdale, FL
American

With the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025, Sapp played six games and made six starts at field corner. He recorded 19 defensive tackles, three special-teams tackles, two knockdowns and one forced fumble.

Sapp signed as an undrafted free agent with the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers in 2023 and played five regular-season games, registering two tackles.

Collegiately, Sapp played 30 games over three seasons (2020-22) at Northern Iowa. He tallied 138 tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss, nine interceptions, 16 passes defended, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery with the Panthers. As a senior, he played 11 games and had 53 tackles, four interceptions, six passes defended and one forced fumble before being named first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference. Sapp began his collegiate career at Minnesota (2018-19) and accumulated nine tackles in 24 appearances for the Golden Gophers.

In a corresponding move, the Stampeders have released American defensive lineman Tre’Mon Morris-Brash. After two games played this season, he had one defensive tackle and one interception.