{"id":15950,"date":"2018-03-07T17:35:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T22:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=15950"},"modified":"2018-03-07T17:35:39","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T22:35:39","slug":"martellus-bennett-released-by-the-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/03\/07\/martellus-bennett-released-by-the-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Martellus Bennett Released by the Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an unsurprising move, the Patriots have released TE Martellus Bennett. Bennett had stated after the Super Bowl that he wants to continue to play football in 2018, but it won&#8217;t be, at least initially with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\" title=\"New England Patriots at PatsFans.com\"><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Patriots released the veteran tight end on Wednesday afternoon. It is unknown whether they tried to work a deal to restructure his contract that would count for $6.2 million dollars against the salary cap. No one expected him back for that amount. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6636\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6636\" class=\"wp-image-6636 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MBennett2-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MBennett2-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MBennett2-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MBennett2-1536x1072.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/MBennett2-2048x1429.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TE Martellus Bennett hauls a Brady pass in 2016 minicamp. (SBalestrieri photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The soon-to-be 31-year-old tight end hinted at retirement, especially after he struggled with the Packers and was bothered by a bad shoulder. In seven games, he caught just 24 passes for 233 yards with no touchdowns and was roundly criticized as the Packers showed him the door. Especially after returning to New England. He played in just two games for the Pats before going on injured reserve due to a hamstring issue as well as his previous shoulder issues.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Bennett\u2019s release, it would seem that either he wouldn\u2019t consider a restructure or the Patriots expect Rob Gronkowski back &#8230;or they don\u2019t believe that he can hold up any longer&#8230;possibly a combination of all three.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bennett gets the benefit of being released early and he doesn\u2019t have to wait for the feeding frenzy of free agency to sign anywhere. He can find himself a home anywhere, but it doesn\u2019t appear to be in either New England or Green Bay in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow me on Twitter <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveB7SFG\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@SteveB7SFG<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or email me at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/patspub.patsfans.com\/stevebpatsfans@gmail.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Listen to our <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/patriotsfourthandtwo\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patriots 4<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and 2<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcasts on blog talk radio as the writers Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and I from <\/span><\/i><a 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