The Patriots and Michael Bennett have agreed to a reworked two-year deal, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter). The fresh pact will give the defensive end a base value of $16.75MM, including a $4MM signing bonus. 
The new deal gives Bennett an additional $800K in base compensation this year with an additional $500K guaranteed for injury, potentially giving him a total boost of $1.3MM. Bennett had no guaranteed money left on the deal he had with the Eagles prior to the trade, so this is a nice bump for a player who had little in the way of leverage. Meanwhile, the adjustment creates $700K in cap space for the Patriots in 2019.
The Patriots swung a deal for Bennett as protection against Trey Flowers‘ potential departure. Days later, Flowers left to sign a five-year, $90MM free agent deal with the Lions. Bennett is several years older than Flowers, but he’s an accomplished sack artist who will cost them a whole lot less.
Last year, Bennett amassed nine sacks for Philly, giving him his highest total since 2015. The three-time Pro Bowler has 63 career sacks to his name across nine NFL seasons.
A guy who assaults old people and lies about his other arrests fits in perfectly with that team.
Oh good god already
Give it up
And the troll of the day is…
Just a disgruntled New Dork fan!
Six Super Bowl wins, baby!
Wow..it’s really going to suck for you when we win #7
Yeah, not sure why the Pats gave a guy who will be 34 this year a boost without first seeing him in the system or the locker room.
I actually think he will be fine. Brady should be able to keep him in check that is until he decides he isn’t White enough.
a one year rental would’ve been ok