By the sound of it, two of the New England Patriots’ top free agents won’t be willing to take a hometown discount to remain with the Super Bowl champs.
Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett, who has been highly active on Twitter since the NFL season ended two-and-a-half weeks ago, fired off a lengthy string of tweets Wednesday roasting an account that had made assumptions about his contract demands.
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/834521286814613504
Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower, whom many experts believe should be the Patriots’ top priority in free agency, evidently shares the same mindset.
😂😂😂😂😂 I knew it'd be only a matter of time https://t.co/QbjmxkGKyW
— Dont'a Hightower (@zeus30hightower) February 22, 2017
https://twitter.com/MartysaurusRex/status/834574208009195520
https://twitter.com/zeus30hightower/status/834582703114711041
Conclusion: If the Patriots want to re-sign Bennett and/or Hightower, they’ll need to pay them fair market value. The allure of playing for a perennial title contender won’t be enough to bring them back on the cheap.
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