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08-23-2010, 12:10 PM
Controversial TE shows why Cowboys maintain hope he can finally fulfill his potential
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By Calvin Watkins
ESPNDallas.com
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SAN DIEGO -- It seems everyone outside of the Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) wants to get rid of Martellus Bennett (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11295).
He was the second-round pick of the 2008 draft who came in with a flash. He made a joke about Tony Romo (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5209)'s girlfriend the day he was drafted.
He quickly was told to keep quiet, and he didn't. It just fueled him to keep talking.
It got to the point where his YouTube, Ustream and Twitter entries made more of an impact than his play on the field.
Maybe it was his newfound money and fame that turned Bennett into an attention-seeking missile. At some point, the athletic ability, the reason he has the money and fame, needs to become the story.
Like now.
It was only a preseason game, but Bennett's four catches for 40 yards with one touchdown Saturday made everyone realize he's making progress.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?columnist=watkins_calvin&id=5485539
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By Calvin Watkins
ESPNDallas.com
Archive (http://search.espn.go.com/calvin-watkins/)
SAN DIEGO -- It seems everyone outside of the Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys) wants to get rid of Martellus Bennett (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=11295).
He was the second-round pick of the 2008 draft who came in with a flash. He made a joke about Tony Romo (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=5209)'s girlfriend the day he was drafted.
He quickly was told to keep quiet, and he didn't. It just fueled him to keep talking.
It got to the point where his YouTube, Ustream and Twitter entries made more of an impact than his play on the field.
Maybe it was his newfound money and fame that turned Bennett into an attention-seeking missile. At some point, the athletic ability, the reason he has the money and fame, needs to become the story.
Like now.
It was only a preseason game, but Bennett's four catches for 40 yards with one touchdown Saturday made everyone realize he's making progress.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?columnist=watkins_calvin&id=5485539