The New England Patriots are acquiring defensive end Michael Bennett from the Philadelphia Eagles, per Philly.com’s Jeff McLane. Bennett is the brother of former Patriots Super Bowl champion tight end Martellus Bennett.
An #Eagles trade of DE Michael Bennett to the Patriots is going down as of this writing, NFL sources said. Draft picks still be ironed out.
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 8, 2019
The Patriots are still hoping to retain free agent Trey Flowers, but they now have an insurance plan in case Flowers becomes too expensive to retain.