Martellus Bennett Reveals Why He Chooses To Remain Retired

Robert Alvarez

4 years ago at 3:51 pm ET

Posted Under: 2019 Patriots Offseason

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When the New England Patriots traded for defensive end Michael Bennett earlier this month, rumors started swirling that his brother Martellus would come out of retirement to play with him in Foxboro.

Martellus, a key contributor for the 2016 Super Bowl champions, was once quoted saying he “would love” playing with Michael.

That rumor came ended Sunday when Martellus took to Instagram explaining why he won’t return to the NFL in 2019.

Since retirement, Bennett devoted time to the “Imagination Agency”, a company he founded focusing on children’s education with creative literature. He wrote his first book entitled “Dear Black Boy” last year.

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Swipe. This is why I can’t come out of retirement. I would love to play ball with my brother it would truly be a dream come true. But my biggest dream is to change lives with my creativity and that is what I am currently doing @theimaginationagency these kids don’t need another athlete to look up to or to aspire to be there’s plenty of inspiration out there for that. I want to inspire the next wave of creatives. The storytellers. The engineers. The designers. The doctors. The filmmakers. The composers. Tech moguls. And maybe a few athletes who like me never felt like they belonged in a locker room. I was never one of the guys guys most of my teammates would tell that. I’ve always been a creative who enjoyed competing. I’m playing the game that I was made to play and it’s the most fun I’ve ever had. Scoring touchdowns winning a super bowl has never made me feel the way seeing kids/families/people enjoying things I have created. I’m doing my life’s work fulfilling what I believe to be my life’s purpose. I hope everyone finds something that makes them as happy and as fulfilled as I have with my work @theimaginationagency I appreciate all of the love but this is waaaaayyy bigger than the game of football. Get your copy today. Link in my bio

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