Chicago Bears nation has no love for the Green Bay Packers or their often insufferable fans. At the same time we’re all human. When the news that tight end Martellus Bennett had signed in Green Bay, cheeseheads everywhere were jubilant. They’d just acquired a former Pro Bowler still in his prime and coming off winning a Super Bowl. This was a home run signing.
Against their better judgement, Bears faithful took to social media and sent out a simple warning. It may look good now but don’t be fooled. Sooner or later Bennett would reveal his true colors. That of a self-serving, under-performing loud mouth more interested in getting his face on TV than being a good teammate.
Not only that, it now appears he’s taken on the new hobby of telling boldfaced lies to defend his ego. According to reports Bennett was dealing with a torn rotator cuff. Apparently differing opinions on the injury led to friction behind the scenes and the Packers waived him. Then, almost miraculously, he ends up back with the New England Patriots and immediately started practicing.
Packers blunder on Martellus Bennett is hard not to enjoy for Chicago
This sent a loud and clear message. The moment Aaron Rodgers went down, Bennett did everything in his power to get out of Green Bay. He likely knew the Patriots would bring him back. So rather than be a good teammate and try to help them win, Bennett became a locker room headache until the Packers finally had enough. He even came up with an excuse for why it happened.
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Here is the complete (and edited) transcript of what #Patriots TE Martellus Bennett posted on Instagram about his shoulder and the #Packers, who declined comment pic.twitter.com/WgnwQqcJkG
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 10, 2017
It’s a nice story loaded with opportunities to feel sympathy. Problem is it took all of seconds for several current and former Packer players to immediately speak out in defense of team Dr. McKenzie.
— Jordy Nelson (@JordyRNelson) November 10, 2017
In 9 years of working with Doc McKenzie he never pressured me to play one time. In fact, I️ would argue that I️ pressured him to let me play at times.
— John Kuhn (@kuhnj30) November 10, 2017
I felt like the Packers and Dr. McKenzie were always very cautious with us and cared for the players well-being. Never felt pressured to play through a serious injury.
— Jermichael Finley (@JermichaelF88) November 10, 2017
So basically Bennett was willing to throw an innocent man under the bus to protect his own ego. That is a level of assholery he never stooped to in Chicago. Kudos to the Packers for pulling that bit of extra from him. Jokes aside this was another lesson in karma for Green Bay. They’ve always enjoyed bringing in former Bears, both to help their own cause as much as thumb their nose at their rival.
Sometimes that has come back to bite them. Bennett lasted eight games and cost them $6.3 million in guaranteed money. There is not a single silver lining to this entire situation. Maybe that’s what makes it so entertaining for Bears fans.
