by Zack Cox on Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 9:19PM 2,988 Share this: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tom Brady registered his 200th career victory Sunday night at MetLife Stadium, tying Peyton Manning for first place on the NFL’s all-time wins list. New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett played a relatively minor role in his quarterback’s 200th triumph — he caught three passes for 22 yards in the Patriots’ 22-17 win over the New York Jets — but his take on the milestone was characteristically fantastic. “I mean, I wasn’t really thinking about (Brady’s win total),” Bennett said. “It’s just a milestone for me. I’d never won nine games in a season before, so I was like, ‘Oh, we’re 9-2! Hell yeah! Let’s go.’ Yeah, it’s
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Importance Of Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett For Patriots Can’t Be Overstated
Share this: One of the many things New England Patriots fans were looking forward to this season was how the two-tight end sets with Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett would look like. But the results so far have been mixed. The Gronk-Bennett duo was on full display was in the Patriots’ win over the Cleveland Browns in Tom Brady’s first game back from his four-game Deflategate suspension. Gronk didn’t have a touchdown, but he did haul in 109 receiving yards on five catches. Bennett, meanwhile, had three touchdowns and 67 yards receiving. So, will New England get that sort of performance out of Gronkowski and Bennett on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks? NESN.com’s Michaela Vernava and Matt Chatham discussed that and more in the video from “NESN
Patriots Notes: Martellus Bennett Has Unique Relationship With Seahawks’ Defense
by Zack Cox on Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 6:51PM 1,344 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — An assortment of notes from a tight end-heavy Thursday at the New England Patriots’ facility: — Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski offered high praise for his Seattle Seahawks’ counterpart, Jimmy Graham. Graham is enjoying a resurgence this season after recovering from the torn patellar tendon that ended his lackluster 2015 campaign. He has 38 catches for 545 yards and three touchdowns in eight games after catching just two touchdown passes all of last season. “I have a super-high level of respect for Jimmy Graham, especially with what happened to him last year and the way he came back and bounced back,” said Gronkowski, who’s dealt with several serious injuries since
Why Martellus Bennett Is More Like Randy Moss Than You’d Think
Share this: Martellus Bennett hasn’t shied away from discussing his discontent with the Chicago Bears, who traded him to the New England Patriots last offseason. But Bennett is one of the best tight ends in the league, and Chicago has been one of the worst teams in the league for several years — probably in part because they couldn’t figure out how to use him (or his teammates) properly. NESN.com’s Michaela Vernava was on hand at Gillette Stadium, and she caught up with NESN analyst and former Patriot Matt Chatham, who explained why Bennett is like another misfit player who found his way back to stardom once he was traded to New England. Check out their analysis, as seen on “NESN Sports Today” presented
Martellus Bennett Calls Wearing Patriots Uniform ‘A Dream Come True’
by Zack Cox on Sun, Oct 9, 2016 at 10:29PM 6,937 Share this: Martellus Bennett enjoyed yet another highly productive game Sunday, catching three touchdown passes from Tom Brady in a blowout win over the Cleveland Browns. After the game, Bennett shared on Twitter just how much fun he’s having this season as a member of the New England Patriots. Playing for the @Patriots has been a dream come true. Proud to wear the Red. Silver. And Blue looks great with my skin complexion btw… — Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) October 10, 2016 The outspoken tight end has been New England’s most prolific pass-catcher through five games, leading the team in both receiving yards (314) and receiving touchdowns (four) and ranking second behind wide receiver Julian Edelman in catches (21).
Martellus Bennett Shines As Blocker For Patriots In Rob Gronkowski’s Place
by Zack Cox on Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 11:25AM 2,541 Share this: Don’t let his three catches for 14 yards fool you. Martellus Bennett played a key role in the New England Patriots’ season-opening win over the Arizona Cardinals. Serving as the No. 1 tight end in place of the injured Rob Gronkowski, Bennett hardly left the field Sunday night, playing 97.2 percent of New England’s offensive snaps (69 of 71) in his regular-season Patriots debut. While he was targeted just four times in the 23-21 victory and didn’t catch his first pass until the third quarter, the 6-foot-6, 273-pound tight end did yeoman’s work as a blocker for running backs LeGarrette Blount — who gained the bulk of his 70 rushing yards while
Chris Hogan Could Have Big Role In 2016 Based On Patriots Roster Cuts
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — The New England Patriots have four wide receivers on their 53-man roster. Only two practiced in full as recently as last week, and just one stayed healthy all offseason: Chris Hogan. It seems the Patriots have big plans for Hogan, who was acquired from the Buffalo Bills for nada as a restricted free agent this offseason, based on their roster cuts. The Patriots released Aaron Dobson, a 2013 second-round pick , Keshawn Martin, whose contract was extended last season, rookie Devin Lucien and former practice-squaders DeAndre Carter and Chris Harper. That the Patriots only are choosing to carry four wideouts suggests a few things: — They primarily will run a two-tight end set after acquiring Martellus Bennett in an offseason