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Giants Tight End Martellus Bennett Hates The Cowboys, Everyone

Martellus Bennett, tight end of much promise and athleticism, hasn’t done much since he began his career in 2008 with the Dallas Cowboys, struggling with inconsistency while endlessly waiting for the ever-reliable Jason Witten to mess up and give him a shot.

Now, he’s gone from “America’s Team,” to America’s (Defending Championship) Team, the New York Giants. And how ’bout dem Cowboys? Well, Martellus has got some words for those fools!

I just want to kick those guys’ asses. That’s what it’s all about. We’re cool but we ain’t that cool,” Bennett said. “I’ve kind of got some ill feelings toward them overall.

Shots fired! But don’t take it personally, Jerry Jones; Martellus Bennett hates everybody! He’s a hater egalitarian!

Every game is the same where I kind of hate everybody, honestly, in the NFL.

I have ill feelings toward everybody. It’s not just Dallas. [Shoot], pretty much anybody who doesn’t play with us, I pretty much, I don’t like ‘em. I don’t like a lot of people. I’m kind of [a jerk], but it’s cool.

He’s a jerk!

People might make a big deal out of this, but let’s be honest, the Cowboys don’t need extra motivation to play the Giants. All this did was extend Bennett’s reign as champion of the offseason. First, he gained 26 pounds. He said it was because he “rocked out” in the weight room. Reporters called him out, and he shut up those HATERZ:

Great moments in sports journalism: Giants TE Martellus Bennett standing in front of the media in just shorts saying “Do I look fat?” #NYG

— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) June 4, 2012

“Do these 26 extra pounds make me look fat?”

Then, he said this.

I’m one of the top 5 strongest guys on this team right now.

Suck it, linemen! Oh, and there’s this.

I studied myself over the last – I kind of sound like Gandhi right now – I studied myself over the last couple of years just to where I approach things and the way I went about things in Dallas,” he said. “I’ve made a lot of improvements.

Lastly, this.

Super excited to play football. Couldn’t sleep last night because I got so excited,” he said. “I almost drove down here in the middle of the night but the wife told me I couldn’t.

There you have it: meet the New York media’s 2012 sleeper, Martellus Bennett. He’s Gandhi, only strong as fuck. But his wife has got him on a leash. Strong Gandhi with a soft side. Now watch him work out for half an hour.

[New York Post]

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