Patriots absolutely fleece Eagles in Michael Bennett trade

It became pretty clear earlier on Friday that the Philadelphia Eagles were going to move on from three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett. The veteran noted that he was not willing to take a pay cut and actually wanted a raise from the $6.2 million base salary he’s set to earn next season. It wasn’t a surprise that Philadelphia ultimately traded Bennett to the defending champion New England Patriots on Friday. Instead, it’s the compensation New England gave the Eagles that’s a shocker. According to multiple media reports, the Patriots are giving Philadelphia a fifth-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2020 and Bennett. This is the equivalent of Philadelphia pretty much giving Bennett away in order to avoid paying him $7.2 million against the cap next season. Given that Bennett put up an otherworldly 30 quarterback hits and nine sacks for the Eagles last season, this is a small price for New England to pay. Sure the Eagles want to give former first-round pick Dere

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