Patriots Make Classic Low-Risk, High-Reward Move in Martellus Bennett Trade

March 17, 2016   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

"The Patriot Way" has come to mean any number of things during Bill Belichick's tenure. Among them, the acquisition of veteran players on the cheap in free agency or via trade.
Well, Bill's boys have struck again, and in dealing for tight end Martellus Bennett, the New England Patriots have pulled off yet another move that carries little risk and a strong chance for a big payoff.
ESPN's Adam Schefter was among the first to report that the Patriots had acquired the 29-year-old in exchange for draft-pick compensation:
Tom Curran of CSN New England had some additional insight into what exactly the Patriots will be giving up for Bennett:
That the Chicago Bears were shopping Bennett should surprise exactly no one. Heading into the last year of a contract that will pay him over $5 million in 2016, Bennett's relationship with the Bears has been spiraling downward for some time.
Bennett was suspended by the team in 2014 for detrimental conduct, got into a Twitter ...

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