After the New England Patriots traded for Michael Bennett earlier this month there was some speculation that Martellus Bennett could come out of retirement to play with his brother, but he has shot down that idea. In a post that he put on his Instagram, he said he would love to come out of retirement, but he has a new purpose in life that he needs to focus on.

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“This is why I can’t come out of retirement,” Bennett wrote. “I would love to play ball with my brother it would truly be a dream come true. But my biggest dream is to change lives with my creativity and that is what I am currently doing @theimaginationagency. These kids don’t need another athlete to look up to or to aspire to be there’s plenty of inspiration out there for that. I want to inspire the next wave of creatives. The storytellers. The engineers. The designers. The doctors. The filmmakers. The composers. Tech moguls. And maybe a few athletes who like me never felt like they belonged in a locker room. I was never one of the guys guys most of my teammates would tell that. I’ve always been a creative who enjoyed competing. I’m playing the game that I was made to play and it’s the most fun I’ve ever had. Scoring touchdowns winning a super bowl has never made me feel the way seeing kids/families/people enjoying things I have created. I’m doing my life’s work fulfilling what I believe to be my life’s purpose. I hope everyone finds something that makes them as happy and as fulfilled as I have with my work @theimaginationagency I appreciate all of the love but this is waaaaayyy bigger than the game of football.”

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The imagination agency is an organization created Bennett that has a focus on telling stories for kids and hopes it helps kids use more of their imagination.

This is an interesting situation because it appears that Bennett still wants to play football, but he also knows that he has a big purpose now, and it's what his calling is. It's good to see someone like Bennett use his platform for something more.