Bennett Released For Failure to Disclose Medical Condition

[mraynrand]

First Terry Glenn and now this. Stop signing exPatriots!

we prefer the term 'Turncoats'

[red]

The ESPN radio guys are talking about Bennett's return to NE like it was a great trade or something and not that Bennett pulled a total dick move. Unreal.

he also just admitted that he told every other team NOT to clain him because he was gonna have surgery

explains why the pats were able to claim him

[Joemailman]

The NFL should be looking into whether the Patriots were talking to Bennett while he was still under contract with the Packers. That would be tampering.

[mraynrand]

he also just admitted that he told every other team NOT to clain him because he was gonna have surgery

explains why the pats were able to claim him

I figured this was just professional courtesy that NFL teams do when another team wants a player. At the same time, it doesn't surprise me that Bennett lied to every team or that no team would want to touch him except Cheater Bill.

[mraynrand]

The NFL should be looking into whether the Patriots were talking to Bennett while he was still under contract with the Packers. That would be tampering.

They should. But that spineless jellyfish Goodell won't get near this one.

Krafty moves in NE to be sure.

[ThunderDan]

The NFL should be looking into whether the Patriots were talking to Bennett while he was still under contract with the Packers. That would be tampering.

You don't want to be fighting both Kraft and Jones if you are Goodell.

[red]

now he's saying he's talked to 6 or 7 doctors, not just the 3 he said he saw a couple days ago

and they were divided in their opinion. some say he should get the surgery, some say he can play

but when the paxkers team doc said he could play, that was crossing the line

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/11/13/martellus-bennett-i-told-to-not-claim-me-but-patriots-did-anyway/

[woodbuck27]

The POS switched teams five times in 10 years. He spent 4 years in Dallas and 3 in Chicago for cripes sake. What a pedigree! Ted blew it, plain and simple.

And I don't think it says anything pertinent about the principle of signing free agents any more than Reggie White's signing does. In fact, those two FA signings sort of prove that character matters.

Well ... ahhh... errrr... dahhh ... ahhhh ....yaaa... sure ...well.

ahh ... I guess that well yaa.... I sorta well ahh...blew it on that one. Good thing ahh.... we still have my Pic ...whaa... mmmm... Richard Rodgers.

[denverYooper]

Not many seem to be buying Bennett's story.

Lawrence TynesVerified account @lt4kicks
14h14 hours ago

Martellus Bennett’s shoulder injury is related to a broken collar bone suffered by another player, a first in modern day medicine. This will be studied for years

[Maxie the Taxi]

When he was signed, he made a point of talking about how great a QB that Rodgers is, to the point of saying that Rodgers is the best QB in the game. He doesn’t have allegiance to the Packers- he really doesn’t have allegiance to any team. He signed to play with Rodgers and have a chance for a ring. When Rodgers went down, his reason for playing in Green Bay ended. I would project that if Rodgers had stayed healthy, Bennett would have been an asset to the team.

He is a true free agent. A hired gun or a mercenary that makes your team better, but with his own motivations. I don’t believe he’s a POS. I think he convinced himself that when Rodgers went down, his reason for playing here was finished. I think that upset the management of the team, but I suspect, they’ll get back some of the money paid based upon his Facebook comments and the fact that he played in New England even though he told Green Bay that he needed season ending surgery.

I’m not against free agency, but it has its pitfalls. Teams that use it extensively suffer in team chemistry. Seldom does their records reflect the outlay in money and resources. Lightly used, it can help the team. We got burned this time. Next time, we might not.

Didn't the POS win a ring last year?

And he is a POS because he's been dishonest in his dealings.

And what NFL professional isn't a "hired gun." It's the nature of professional sports since Curt Flood.

Of course free agency has its pitfalls, but if teams are careful and lucky it turns out pretty good. See New England and the Rams. And we GB fans know all too well that draft and develop has its pitfalls too.

[mraynrand]

Not many seem to be buying Bennett's story.

Lawrence TynesVerified account @lt4kicks
14h14 hours ago

Martellus Bennett’s shoulder injury is related to a broken collar bone suffered by another player, a first in modern day medicine. This will be studied for years

Sympathetic injuries have been inflicted since the dawn of man. That's why they burned the witches in NE. Wait a second, who else is in New England and weighs the same as a duck?

[mraynrand]

man, only an idiot like woodcock would blame this one on TT

[hoosier]

Not many seem to be buying Bennett's story.

Lawrence TynesVerified account @lt4kicks
14h14 hours ago

Martellus Bennett’s shoulder injury is related to a broken collar bone suffered by another player, a first in modern day medicine. This will be studied for years

Nice!

[Pugger]

When he was signed, he made a point of talking about how great a QB that Rodgers is, to the point of saying that Rodgers is the best QB in the game. He doesn’t have allegiance to the Packers- he really doesn’t have allegiance to any team. He signed to play with Rodgers and have a chance for a ring. When Rodgers went down, his reason for playing in Green Bay ended. I would project that if Rodgers had stayed healthy, Bennett would have been an asset to the team.

He is a true free agent. A hired gun or a mercenary that makes your team better, but with his own motivations. I don’t believe he’s a POS. I think he convinced himself that when Rodgers went down, his reason for playing here was finished. I think that upset the management of the team, but I suspect, they’ll get back some of the money paid based upon his Facebook comments and the fact that he played in New England even though he told Green Bay that he needed season ending surgery.

I’m not against free agency, but it has its pitfalls. Teams that use it extensively suffer in team chemistry. Seldom does their records reflect the outlay in money and resources. Lightly used, it can help the team. We got burned this time. Next time, we might not.

I think he is a POS. Every team other than NE that he has ever played with has no use for him. The only reason he didn't burn any bridges in NE is because he won a ring with them. If something happens up there and things go to hell his widdle rotator cuff will start to hurt again and he'll quit on them too.

[Pugger]

man, only an idiot like woodcock would blame this one on TT

No kidding.