New England Patriots: Michael Bennett trade a major move

The New England Patriots acquired defensive end Michael Bennett on Friday in what can only be described as a great move for the team.

Well the New England Patriots didn’t wait long to make a splash. The team made a major move on Friday by acquiring defensive end Michael Bennett from the Philadelphia Eagles.

Patriots fans should definitely be familiar with Bennett. He was apart of the “legion of boom” in Seattle and lost to the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. Bennett had a solid game hitting Tom Brady 4 times.

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Now they will be teammates.

Last season was another great year for Bennett. even at age 33 he doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Bennett tallied 34 tackles (15 for a loss) 30 QB hits and 9 sacks. He would’ve led the team in sacks if he was on New England’s roster in 2018.

Now you would expect that the Patriots would have to give up to get such a great player right? Nope. New England only gave up a 5th round pick in the 2020 draft for Bennett. They even got a 7th round pick from Philly.

Now there is some bad news to come from this deal. This seems to make it more unlikely that Trey Flowers comes back to the team. Flowers is going to make much more money than Bennett in free agency. It seems like Bennett is Flowers replacement.

There is still a chance that Flowers comes back. He has made comments that make it seem like he would prefer staying in New England. Maybe he will take a hometown discount and will value the chance to win another Super Bowl ring.

Bennett and Flowers would be an amazing duo. They would tear apart offensive lines.

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No matter what happens the Michael Bennett trade is a win for the New England Patriots. Everything seems to go there way.

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