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Hartsock comes back to conduct annual football camp
Jun. 10, 2012
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Scott Richards
Gazette Sports Writer
CHILLICOTHE -- Nine years into his NFL career, former Unioto and Ohio State standout Ben Hartsock returned home Saturday.
Hartsock, along with the help of several area coaches and current Division I college athletes, conducted the Ben Hartsock Football Camp at the Unioto High School athletic complex. The camp, which was players in grades three through eight, was organized by Hartsock's former coach at Unioto, Wayne Horsley.
It's the fifth time Hartsock, with donations from several local sponsors, has conducted the event free of charge for the campers. This year also marked the final time the event will take place.
"These things tend to just have kind of a life span," said Hartsock, a tight end with the Carolina Panthers. "I'm kind of getting towards the end of my NFL career, and this has really been the biggest thing that I do back in my hometown and it limits me to what I can do elsewhere in the community. I feel like this gives me an opportunity to do some other things in the community and I'm also hopeful for a guy like (former CHS and Miami of Ohio standout) Chris Givens, or a guy like (former Chillicothe current Ohio State kicker) Drew Basil once they get there chance at the next level that they'll kind of step in and pass the torch. That's my hope."
Hartsock, who started two games for the Panthers in 2011, has 29 receptions for 282 yards and one touchdown in his NFL career.
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http://www.chillicothegazette.com/a...s-back-conduct-football-camp?odyssey=nav|head
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Unioto grad Hartsock finds success by doing the little things
Jun. 11, 2012
Written by
Scott Richards
Gazette Sports Writer
Carolina Panthers tight end Ben Hartsock (84) walks to the practice field on June 1 for organized training activities at the team's practice facility at Bank of America Stadium. / Jeremy Brevard/US PRESSWIRE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The numbers haven't always been big for former Unioto standout Ben Hartsock in his nine-year NFL career.
Hartsock, who signed a two-year deal with the Carolina Panthers last season, started two games for the Panthers in 2011 and has 29 receptions for 289 yards and one touchdown in a career that has included stops in Tennessee, Atlanta and with the New York Jets after being drafted in the third round out of Ohio State by the Indianapolis Colts in 2004.
But as Hartsock stood in front of a group of middle-schoolers Saturday at his Ben Hartsock Football Camp, life, especially in the NFL, isn't always about big numbers, but about doing the little things -- and doing them right.
"I do the little things, I do the little things that nobody else wants to do," Hartsock said. "When you guys get older, people are going to trust you because you can do the little things."
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http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20120611/SPORTS/206110309
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Panthers test out depth at tight end
Published: August 19, 2012
By Jonathan Jones ? [email protected]
Carolina Panthers' Ben Hartsock (84) makes a catch near the goal line against the Miami Dolphins in the first half their preseason NFL game at Bank of America Stadium on August 17, 2012. Panthers led, 17-7 in the first half. David T. Foster [email protected]
Running backs Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams proved again to be a dynamic offensive duo for Carolina this past season.
They?re back for seasons to come, but the Panthers are having to deal with replacing the combined production of Greg Olsen and Jeremy Shockey at tight end.
This preseason, Olsen has shown he?s atop the depth chart at tight end. The race for the No. 2 spot is more competitive between Gary Barnidge and Ben Hartsock, and both possess different skill sets that make them attractive prospects for the backup position.
Olsen and Shockey combined for 995 receiving yards and nine touchdowns ? numbers that rival top tight ends this past season. Coach Ron Rivera believes a combination of Olsen, the No. 2 tight end and newly acquired fullback Mike Tolbert will equal or exceed the production from this past season.
?Some of the things Mike brings are some of the things that Jeremy did,? Rivera said. ?What that does is that it allows Greg to do some of the Jeremy stuff from last year as well as his own game. It?s a good mix, and adding Mike has given us a little more flexibility.?
Shockey wasn?t re-signed by the Panthers in the offseason, and the No. 2 tight end will likely be filled by committee, Rivera said. He mentioned some have called it replacing one guy with two, but he says he?ll keep the same number of tight ends (five) on the roster as this past year.
Hartsock?s specialty is blocking, and the nine-year veteran has blocked for 2,000-yard rushing teams in six of the past seven seasons. Last year?s Panthers were one of those teams, averaging more than 150 rushing yards per game that placed them third in the league.
But, because he?s a blocking tight end, Hartsock?s stats are less than impressive. He appeared in 15 games this past season and didn?t tally a single reception. In fact, in his career, Hartsock has hauled in more than four passes in a season only twice, with the most recent coming in 2007 with Tennessee when he had 12 catches.
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Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2012/08/19/4199594/panthers-test-out-depth-at-tight.html#storylink=cpy
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Chillicothe native providing veteran leadership to Carolina Panthers
Hartsock could see expanded role in 3rd season with Panthers
Aug. 10, 2013
Ben Hartsock runs after making a catch during the Panthers training camp practice on Sunday in Spartanburg, S.C. / Chuck Barton/AP
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Scott Richards Jr.
Gazette Staff Writer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. ? A decade of playing in the NFL can do a lot of things to the human body.
For Ben Hartsock, a Chillicothe native and Carolina Panthers tight end, turning him into a old, grizzledman just happens to come with the territory.
Safety concerns for the players have eliminated much of the ?harder off stuff? when it comes to training camps. The fact two-a-days no longer exist in NFL training camps is the biggest change brought by them.
It?s made life a little easier for Hartsock. It does, however, make him show his age.
?I?m like the old, (grizzled)veteran in the locker room now,? said Hartsock, who is taking part in his third training camp with the Panthers.
?(The changes) make things nice because you?re not banging around as much. I do feel a little guilty that I enjoy it, but I like being able to be the naughty dog and say, ?I had it so much worse in the old days.??
His tenure has turned him into the grandfather giving the ?five miles up the hill in the snow to get to school? speech.
?That?s exactly what it?s like,? he said. ?It?s like, ?Gather around, children. Let me tell you a little story.??
As of Saturday, Hartsock was listed second on the Panthers depth chart behind Greg Olsen.
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http://www.chillicothegazette.com/a...roviding-veteran-leadership-Carolina-Panthers
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http://www.catscratchreader.com/201...tsock-the-panthers-x-factor-against-the-49ersAppreciating Ben Hartsock, the Panthers' X-Factor against the 49ers
By Steven Ruiz on Nov 9 2013
Streeter Lecka
When the Carolina Panthers take the field against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, there will be a lot of talent on the field at the tight end position. Greg Olsen is one of the best receiving tight ends in the league and Vernon Davis is probably the best all-around player at the position outside of Rob Gronkowski. Those players are great, but the Panthers’ Ben Hartsock may be the most vital to the outcome of the game.
Hartsock hasn’t caught a pass all season—he hasn’t even been targeted, actually—but Pro Football Focus has graded him as the top tight end in the league, based largely (OK, entirely) on his run-blocking. That might be more of a condemnation of the site’s grading system than a commendation for Hartsock, but the former Ohio State Buckeye has been a key to the Panthers’ running game in 2013.
Hartsock has played 222 snaps this season and gone out for a pass only 35 times. Of his 187 snaps spent blocking, only 41 have been on passing plays (some of which were undoubtedly packaged plays with a run/pass option), so when Number 84 is in the game for the Panthers, it’s usually a run.
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