Playing in the NFL is not easy on the body or the mind.
Careers are much shorter in football than any other professional sport and unless you are a superstar, few contracts come with big money guarantees.
Former NFL tight end Martellus Bennett opened up about the toll football takes after he saw a story about Brandon Marshall wanting to box Deontay Wilder.
Bennett, who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys, Giants, Bears, Patriots and Packers, offered some enlightening perspective on the mental aspect of the game, one in which he acknowledges has a psychological effect on himself that he did not like.
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Bennett went on to talk about how most coaches and players around the league are, generally, not good people with a few exceptions (including likening Jon Kitna to Tom Hanks). And then dug deeper into how rejoining regular society once your career is over is a challenge for many players.
Bennett said he could go on forever on this subject, but you get the idea.
The 33-year-old last played in the NFL in 2017 and has always been one of the league’s more vibrant personalities.
Since his retirement, though, the former tight end has been vocal about some serious issues within the league, including his thoughts on the racial dynamics of the NFL and how fans dehumanize players.
It is clear Bennett understands the platform he has on social media and will likely continue to use it to offer perspectives about the league that many fans may not be able to see.
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