Patriots news: Michael Bennett says Tom Brady does a 'great job connecting with his teammates'

The New England Patriots signed defensive lineman Michael Bennett this offseason, and he thinks Tom Brady does a great job connecting with teammates.

The New England Patriots did not have a very active offseason, but one of their biggest moves was signing defensive lineman Michael Bennett, especially after losing Trey Flowers to free agency.

Bennett already seems to be enjoying his time in New England, and a big reason for that is Tom Brady:

“I think Tom does a great job connecting with his teammates every single day,” said Bennett, according to Henry McKenna of Patriots Wire. “I think personally, that’s been good for me to come in and have a guy like Tom just talking about his story and having a good time. … That’s what’s most important to me is to earn everyone’s trust from the top of the organization down from the media staff to the training staff.”

The key for Bennett seems to be that he and Brady not only talk football, but talk about life in general:

“Tom is one of the — is the greatest player in the NFL, so it’s an opportunity to just talk life,” he said. “Tom has a lot of experience I haven’t experienced. I have some experience he hasn’t experienced. Just being fathers and being husbands and talking about life — I think that’s the greatest thing you can do with a teammate is to learn him as an individual.”

Bennett spent the 2018 campaign with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in all 16 games and registering 34 tackles, nine sacks and a couple of forced fumbles.

The 33-year-old, who played his collegiate football at Texas A&M, went undrafted but landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009 and proceeded to spend the first four years of his career there.

He then joined the Seattle Seahawks for five seasons, winning a Super Bowl and making three straight Pro Bowl appearances.