Martellus Bennett, tight end
After winning a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots, it seems inevitable that Bennett will be headed to his fifth team in 10 years.
The reason we speculate this will happen is that Bennett himself made comments about how players who win Super Bowls get overpaid, indicating he expects to haul in a nice sum for his next contract. And given the way New England negotiates with its players, this likely means he’s headed elsewhere for the upcoming season.
Bennett will be 30 when the 2017 season kicks off. He’s looking for one more big payday before his career is finished, and he’s coming off a rock-solid season that saw him post a career-best touchdown total of seven.
There are a lot of teams that could really benefit from a reliable tight end, including teams that have plenty of cap space like the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts or even the Oakland Raiders.
The only problem is that Bennett isn’t a big-play tight end and isn’t exactly dominant in the run game as a blocker, either. For his career, he’s averaged just 10.6 yards per reception and has a career-long reception of 58 yards. He’s a move-the-chains tight end, which isn’t a bad thing, but in his nine seasons as a pro he has caught five-plus touchdowns just four times.
We’re not saying Martysaurus Rex is going to be a total flop next year, but it’s highly likely he’ll be overpaid for the production he puts out.