SPECULATION/RUMOR: Michael Bennett seeking trade

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Hopefully nothing, Clarence Hill is apparently some Cowboys beat writer...

WHAT :!: :?:

This would be very disappointing.

If true, this could be evidence of some sort of locker room divide.

MontanaHawk05":1rosx9ew said:

Hopefully nothing, Clarence Hill is apparently some Cowboys beat writer...

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Bennett went to school at Texas A&M. Might explain why this rumor is coming from that area.

Did he feel that attached to Quinn?

Why???

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wow, that is tough if true. I will certainly be concerned with the state of the locker room if this is indeed real. Maybe this is a reason we would be considering Hardy more than expected?

More confirmation.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-bennett-wants-trade-to-atlanta-new-contract/

Something isn't right here.

He sees that Wagner is going to be paid, RW going to be paid, Beast is already paid. Writing is on the wall.

Wait? What? It's not April 1st. What's the deal?

That would suck, respected member of our locker room and undoubtedly our best lineman. Would eat $6m for it too. Wonder what Atlanta would give up for him, maybe their 2nd?

HawkFan72":1mjtmp8u said:

More confirmation.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-bennett-wants-trade-to-atlanta-new-contract/

Something isn't right here.

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That's not more confirmation. That's another media outlet quoting the same source.

Not necessarily.

Maybe Bennett is getting pissed about hearing we're interested in Hardy. Maybe Bennett really liked Quinn, and wants to play for him and get more money.

Possibly he has buyer's remorse about his contract with the Seahawks after seeing the big contracts in FA and knowing the cap is going up. There are players that want to be high paid, and forget that they were highly paid when they signed their contract, and want to be highly paid compared to guys signing contracts now. Remember, this is a guy that said he wasn't Costco.

One thing is for sure: if this is true, Bennett is killing his leverage. You're telling a team you want to be traded, but only to one team, while you're telling the other team "hey, I'm getting good money, but I want MORE money".

If it is true, the Hawks need to talk to Hardy's agent and tell him not to let Dallas blow him away. Hardy can do the same things Bennett does, by sliding inside, he's more explosive outside, and he's younger. I'd be REALLY happy giving him Bennett's contact, which is probably more than anyone else is going to offer him (obviously protecting the team with some clauses if he gets in trouble again).

This is kinda dumb on Bennett's part if true. We're after a FA that doesn't have a lot of interest in the league, and is one and a half times the player Bennett is.

jake206":39i247am said:

He sees that Wagner is going to be paid, RW going to be paid, Beast is already paid. Writing is on the wall.

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Maybe he's mad that he took a discount to stay but he doesn't think anyone else is doing that.

One year into a new deal? Good luck with that.

If he wants out, so be it but it will be on Seattle's terms.

Wow hopefully it's not about Jimmy Graham, he didn't say nice things about him the last time they met, he even said he hated him as a person.

Speculation....off season sucks.