BOSTON (AP) — Martellus Bennett didn't think he'd play football again this season after his unexpected and contentious exit from the Green Bay Packers last week.
FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett (88) is tripped up by Denver Broncos free safety Darian Stewart (26) during the first half of an NFL football game in Denver. Bennett is still coming to terms with how his Green Bay tenure ended. But he says being back in familiar surroundings is helping him to deal with it. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
The way he tells it, he was contemplating taking a desk job or maybe even doing something with Netflix in the hours after he was cut by the Green Bay Packers for what they said was "failing to disclose a physical condition.