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Martellus Demond Bennett (born March 10, 1987 in Alief, Houston) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. As a college football prospect in his senior year of high school, Bennett was a five-star recruit ranked by Rivals.com as the No. After his senior season, Bennett decided to declare for the 2005 NBA Draft, though did not hire an agent, intending to go to college if he did not get selected in the first round. College career In his freshman season at Texas A&M University, he caught 18 passes for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns, earning freshman All-American honors from Sporting News. After his junior season, an NFL committee indicated to Bennett that he would be a first or second-round pick in the NFL Draft, so Bennett decided to skip his senior season and declare early. In his three seasons at Texas A&M University, Bennett caught 105 passes for 1,246 yards and 10 touchdowns. After his sophomore season, Bennett recorded a rap song called "Throw me the ball coach," and made a remix of it with his teammates. Bennett also played basketball for Texas A&M for two seasons under head coach Billy Gillispie, but decided to focus on football in January 2007. Professional career Pre-draft At the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine, Bennett finished the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds, ranking seventh out of the eight tight ends in his group. A week prior to the draft, an Associated Press sports writer critiqued Bennett's playing abilities as follows: "Played basketball for the Aggies as well, and has the athletic ability to be a nice red-zone target. Dallas Cowboys Bennett was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (61st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. According to Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones, Bennett was selected not because they needed a backup tight end, but to "add a new dimension" to the offense. In the 2008 pre-season camps, Bennett learned technique from tight end Jason Witten. In a July 2008 report, the Sporting News pointed out that although Bennett was having trouble learning the Cowboys' offense, he had been working hard to improve. Bennett finished his rookie season with 20 receptions for 283 yards and four touchdowns. In his second season, Bennett compiled only 15 catches for 159 yards and no touchdowns. In a January 2010 news conference following the season, Jerry Jones indicated that while Bennett has breakout potential, he needs to put in the focus to meet it. After Everett's career-ending neck injury in 2007, Bennett chose to honor Everett by wearing his jersey number for two games during his 2007 junior season at Texas A&M. As a Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter put it, Bennett "had more memorable quotes than memorable catches at Texas A&M". After being drafted by the Cowboys, Bennett stated, when referring to incumbent quarterback Tony Romo: "Any quarterback that can get Jessica Simpson, Ive got to play with him". Notes
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Draft Years: 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010