While it’s not a monumental increase, veteran defensive end Michael Bennett finally got the pay raise he’d long been asking for.
Part of the reason the Philadelphia Eagles traded Bennett and a seventh-round pick for a fifth-rounder in this month’s draft was because they no longer thought they could afford him. The New England Patriots weren’t much better off than the Eagles in salary cap space at the time, but after seeing Trey Flowers sign with the Detroit Lions, head coach and general manager Bill Belichick must have figured it was worth the necessary monetary investment.