The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a deal to send defensive end Michael Bennett to the New England Patriots.
Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer was the first to report the news.
An #Eagles trade of DE Michael Bennett to the Patriots is going down as of this writing, NFL sources said. Draft picks still be ironed out.
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) March 8, 2019
It was well known that the Eagles were looking to trade Bennett, and they had reportedly planned to release him if they could not find a trade partner. While the 33-year-old has a reasonable salary cap number of $7.2 million in 2019, the Eagles are loaded on the defensive line and were planning to use him in more of a reserve role. Bennett wants to start, and he made it clear he had no intention of taking a pay cut to remain in Philly.
The Patriots are likely going to lose pass rusher Trey Flowers in free agency, so Bennett will be a nice addition to their defensive front.
