ESPN.com · Mar 28, 2025
Source: Patriots plan to release 3-time captain Ja'Whaun Bentley
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - The Patriots plan to release veteran starting linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley on Friday, according to a source.
Bentley, a three-time captain who was entering his eighth season with the team, posted a farewell message on X.
The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Bentley totaled more than 100 tackles in each of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons, setting a career high with 122 in 2022. He tore his left pectoral muscle in Week 2 of last season, missing the rest of the year, and said last weekend at a season-ticket member event that he had recently been fully cleared.
