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Martellus Bennett Jokes About Rift with Tony Romo

HG — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:38:12 +0000

Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett is probably better known for his Youtube work than his play on the field. Bennett’s caught four passes for 40 yards this season prompting some “Romo doesn’t look for Bennett” talk. Martellus joked about the situation at a charity event which should put the issue to rest..

When Martellus Bennett was at an event to raise diabetes awareness earlier in the week and joked before a little girl threw him a pass that, “I hope she’s not Tony Romo cause I won’t get the ball,” it raised awareness about the rapport between the two.

I’ll take any chance I get to rip the golden child Tony Romo but this is all on Bennett. Romo’s been spreading the ball around with Terrell Owens gone so it’s probably a case of Bennett not getting open instead of getting overlooked. Good thing he’s a decent blocker because he’s not performing as a receiver.

The Romo to Marty B. connection [Dallas Morning News]

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Video: Martellus Bennett Black Olympics Leave Bad Taste

HG — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:27:40 +0000

I’m a big fan of athletes being on Facebook, Twitter, or any means of direct communication with their fans. They can give ESPN and beat writers the cookie cutter answers, and then open up in the privacy of the social media site of their choosing. But this isn’t always a good thing.

Take Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett. Marty B has had ups and downs with YouTube. He got in trouble for his Cowboys Rap, but has bounced back nicely with a Cap’n Crunch Rap. Until Now.

Marty B’s latest offering is titled “The Black Olympics” and features him and his brother Michael of the Seattle Seahawks. The video sets black YouTube users back 1000 years.

If the Chapelle Show was doing “The Black Olympics” I’d probably still be laughing. Marty B’s version is an embarrassment. There’s a difference between a professional comedian attempting racial humor and some backup tight end with a YouTube fetish getting his brother to join him in ignorant infamy. You’re not gonna see Ryan Braun and Kevin Youkilis having a money counting race in “The Jewish Olympics” and Yao Ming won’t be battling Yi Jinlian on the Autobahn. Stick to rapping Martellus. Or better yet, put the Internet down for a while.

Video: Martellus Bennett Cap’n Crunch Rap

HG — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:32:30 +0000

Martellus Bennett (or Marty B) is a back up tight end for the Dallas Cowboys and another on the long list of athletes that wanna be rappers. Marty B’s first go round with the mic landed him in trouble because of his lyrics. He’s toned it down to Will Smith level with his latest rap about one of the greatest cereals of all-time, Captain Crunch.

The combination of Cap’n Crunch with crunch berries and the Super Brooklyn beat are enough for me to give Bennett five outta 10 on this track. His songs aren’t gonna land him the starting position or a record deal but at least Martellus can tell his grandchildren he was on YouTube.