Martellus Bennett is Worth Every Penny

(Source) - Chicago Bears Tight End Martellus Bennett told the Boers and Bernstein show that he was actively recruiting his brother, Michael Bennett to the Chicago Bears for next season.  Michael Bennett is currently a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks who has 6.5 sacks on the year.

“Next year I am trying to get him to come here because he will be a free agent again. So I am selling him already,” Bennett said Tuesday on his weekly segment of the “Boers & Bernstein Show” on WSCR-AM 670. (via Tribune)

 Michael Bennett signed a one-year, $4.8 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks in March.  With the defensive end position becoming more of a weak spot every week for the Chicago Bears, this would be a great signing.  If Martellus can get Michael to put on a Bears uniform next year, at the right price, the ‘Black Unicorn’ could become even more beloved in Chicago than he already is.




Martellus "The Black Fucking Unicorn" Bennett! Bears need reliable defensive lineman who can provide consistent pressure on the quarterback, boom Marty brings in Jeremiah "Jay" Ratliff and he gets a sack in his first real shot to produce. If he can help to provide any tiny semblance of pressure for the rest of the season then the Bears might actually have a chance to make a run in the playoffs, especially considering the way the offense is working. And now, when the Bears clearly need to address the same concern in the offseason, Marty is already chatting up his bro convincing him to come tear shit up in Chicago for the boys. Last year Michael Bennett had 9.0 sacks, this year 6.5. He can rotate between end and tackle a lot like J.J. Watt and Justin Smith. Obviously he's not as freakish as those two, but he's still an extremely reliable pass rusher and paired with a few other new pieces, could completely overhaul our biggest problem as a team.

When the Bears managed to sign him in the offseason it addressed a major need at the tight end position. But at the same time as solving Cutler's need for a reliable target in the middle of the field, it also addressed another, more important concern of the Bears - the offensive line. Don't get me wrong, the signing of a Pro Bowl-caliber left tackle in Jermon Bushrod was huge. And we managed to draft extremely well for for our needs on the line. Both Kyle Long and Jordan Mills have come into the situation in Chicago and exceeded all expectations, having both started every game this season all the while keeping the right side locked down. But people forget that Bennett is also an exceptional blocker on the edge. He's improved our run protection, he's improved our pass protection, and at this point in the season I think he's the unsung MVP of our offense. Forte, Jeffery, Marshall, and McCown are all putting up massive numbers but Bennett has contributed in every aspect of the offense to make everyone's job easier, from receivers to the quarterback to the offensive line. Bennett has improved all of those.

On top of all of those obvious things, the Black Unicorn also just happens to be one of the weirdest, most interesting men in football. I don't know if you could tell that from his self-proclaiming himself the Black Unicorn. Totally normal. He's one of those rare guys in the NFL who is legitimately entertaining both on and off the field, and much to the delight of the organization he remains interesting without scandals. A year ago if you told me the Bears were going to add a massive black hipster who likes to doodle kid's cartoons about dinosaurs and whose favorite animal is a fucking unicorn I would have told you that you were outside of your mind and to keep that garbage off my football team. Low and behold, here we are. Black Unicorn all day motherfuckers.