Free agent TE Martellus Bennett announced via his Twitter account Friday that he’s retiring from the NFL after 10 seasons.
I’ve decided to move on from the world of football and into the fantastical and wondrous world of creativity. I’m beginning what I believe to be my life’s work @ImaginationAgcy pic.twitter.com/7asa7ARXZX
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 24, 2018
Bennett, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Cowboys back in 2008. He had brief stints with the Giants, Bears and Patriots before signing on with the Packers as a free agent last year.
Green Bay elected to waive Bennett midseason with a failure to disclose medical condition designation and he was later claimed off of waivers by the Patriots before eventually being placed on injured reserve.
Bennett was entering the second year of his three-year, $21 million contract and set to make a base salary of $5.65 million for the 2018 season when the Patriots released him this offseason.
In 2017, Bennett appeared in nine games and caught 30 passes for 286 yards receiving and no touchdowns for the Packers and Patriots.
We had him featured in our Top 50 Available 2018 NFL Free Agents list.
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