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From hitchhiking to sauna rapping, Martellus Bennett finds ways to make friends

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Don't be surprised to see Martellus Bennett outside the gate by the players' parking lot at Lambeau Field this summer with his thumb out.

That's how the tight end found rides to practice last year in training camp with the New England Patriots. Yes, Bennett has a car -- just ask him about his two-and-a-half (er three-) hour commute from Chicago to Green Bay for offseason workouts -- but instead of driving to practice by himself, he figured catching rides with a variety of teammates was the best way to assimilate to his new team.