FOXBORO — It was news to Alan Branch, but good news nonetheless.
The Patriots defensive tackle tends to spend his time off the Internet and television when he gets home from practice, so he said during Friday's open locker room that he'd yet to hear that tight end Martellus Bennett was back with the team.
"I haven't seen that, so he's a good guy, great player," Branch said. "So it's always good to have him on the same team as you."
That goes without saying, as the 6-foot-7, 248-pound Bennett was released by the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday and signed by the Pats on Thursday.