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fan4ever
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: Bennett signs multi-year deal! |
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Feb 15, 2008 - Midseason trades are rare in the NFL because it’s difficult for any player, no matter how talented, to step into a foreign system and produce immediate results.
Jon Gruden emphasized that point several times during the second half of the 2007 season, as a result of his team’s trading-deadline deal for Kansas City running back Michael Bennett. Indeed, Bennett showed flashes of brilliance in his eight games as a Buccaneer, averaging 4.6 yards per carry, but there wasn't enough time for him to become a significant part of the team’s attack.
Now, however, there is plenty of time for the Bucs and their new back to explore their possibilities together. On Friday, the Buccaneers announced that Bennett has signed a multi-year deal to remain in Tampa; he was previously due to become an unrestricted free agent in March.
Had Bennett chosen to explore free agency, he could have started anew with any team in the NFL. Instead, he preempted the open market and re-upped with the Bucs, indicating that both he and the team believe he can be productive in Gruden's offense.
Known primarily for his top-end speed, the 5-9, 207-pound Bennett has an outstanding career average of 4.5 yards per carry. He was most prolific during a five-year stint in Minnesota (2001-05) after the Vikings made him a first-round draft pick out of Wisconsin, but Bennett has remained productive in more limited roles in Kansas City and Tampa.
After his October 16 trade to the Buccaneers, Bennett showed that he could run between the tackles but was particularly dangerous on the perimeter, whether by run or pass. As a Buccaneer, he carried 41 times for 189 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 54 yards and another score.
Rest of story http://www.buccaneers.com/news/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=6294
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Does this mean Caddy is still hurt enough to sign him, or just in case he is they have him.
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Having been formerly married to an OR nurse who scrubbed a lot of orthopedic cases,you dont ever come back anywhere close to 100%. He will at best be a marginal north south runner. I've heard a lot of talk that he is done. The signing of Bennett to a long term contract would pretty well signifys the Buc's thoughts on the likelyhood of Caddy rolling out of the garage again.
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