In a very lengthy rant this week, Tight end Martellus Bennett blasted fans for “dehumanizing” professional athletes, ripping fans who are amused when someone loses their job .
Martellus could still be bitter about the Pats letting him go. Check out these tweets below, he’s really expressing himself. Twitter is one way to do it.
It’s always funny and sad how fans ridicule players after they lose their jobs. Get cut, injury or traded. You would never do that to another person who loses a job. Dehumanizing athletes as if they aren’t real with families or struggles like others
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 13, 2018
Hahaha. You don’t have a job. Lol. I hope you never get a job or play again. Lmfao. It’s funny just writing that out.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 13, 2018
Not saying an athlete wants your sympathy. As sympathy is easy. We can all sympathize the real emotion that the world seems to be missing these days is EMPATHY. There’s a huge difference.
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 13, 2018
They earned that money. It’s not their fault. So you think is ok to dehumanize someone because they have money? But if they were broke you wouldn’t do it? Is that logic here? https://t.co/wv2q6E7NkB
— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) March 13, 2018
New England officially cut ties with Martellus last week in a move that will free up roughly $6.2 million in salary cap space for 2018. The Patriots had to make a decision on his future now because Bennett had a $2 million roster bonus that New England would have had to pay if he was still on the roster on March 14. Business is business.
Most fans don’t like to see anyone get canned, but that’s part of sports. Fans like speculating on where players end up, and with free agency, it’s all part of the job. Pick a safer and less high profile profession if you don’t want everyone to know when you get fired.
