Martellus Bennett played football and basketball at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas.

In his senior year, he caught a team-high of 42 catches for 487 yards and six touchdowns, earning first-team Class 5A all-state honors from the Texas Sports Writers Association.

[4] 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.

[10] In his sophomore season, he was named one of eight semifinalists for the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's top tight end, after making 38 catches for 497 yards and three touchdowns.

[19] He only averaged 34.6 yards per game, though many felt that his head coach, Dennis Franchione, who ran a run-oriented offense,[20] did not properly use his talent.

[16][21] After his sophomore season, Bennett recorded a rap song called "Throw Me The Ball, Coach," and made a remix with his teammates.

Bennett also played basketball for Texas A&M for two seasons under head coach Billy Gillispie,[23] but decided to focus on football in January 2007.

[27] 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.

Lack of speed means he's not a deep threat, but once he improves his routes, his strength and size should make him an asset.

[34][35] According to Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones, Bennett was selected not because they needed a backup tight end, but to "add a new dimension" by being part of a two-tight-end offense.

[39][40][41] During the preseason camps, the documentary series Hard Knocks initially portrayed Martellus as a lazy and unmotivated player.

[52] Before the start of his second season, the Cincinnati Bengals offered a future first-round draft choice in exchange for Bennett, but the Cowboys declined.

[54] In a January 2010 news conference following the season, Jerry Jones indicated that while Bennett had breakout potential, he needed to put in the focus to meet it.

Raising some eyebrows with his "Black Olympics" video or his radio interview, where he stated that backup quarterback Jon Kitna deserved a chance to compete for the starting job, after filling in for the injured Tony Romo during the 2010 season.

[65] The 65 receptions were tied for eighth in the league among tight ends, and the second-highest in team history, behind Mike Ditka's 75 in 1964.

In Week 14 against the Dallas Cowboys, Bennett recorded his 77th catch of the year, surpassing Mike Ditka for the most receptions by a tight end in Bears history.

[71] On January 19, 2015, Bennett was named to the 2015 Pro Bowl, replacing New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

[72] Bennett held out during the team's voluntary offseason program over a contract dispute, but reported to minicamp to avoid potential fines.

[79] Adam Gase, Bennett's former offensive coordinator in Chicago, described coaching him, "The challenges Marty always brought for me was he's very intelligent, and he asks a lot of very good questions.

[81] It was reported in the media that the Patriots were trying to recreate the success they experienced with the two-tight end offense that employed the Rob Gronkowski–Aaron Hernandez tandem in 2011 and 2012.

He finished the regular season playing in all 16 games with 12 starts recording 55 receptions for 701 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns.

In the Patriots' Divisional Round win over the Houston Texans, he injured his left knee in the fourth quarter, which would be another injury he would have to wait to deal with until the end of the playoffs.

[84] In overtime, he drew a pass interference penalty in the end zone, giving the Patriots the ball at the two-yard line, setting up James White's touchdown run two plays later.

[85] On March 10, 2017, Bennett signed with the Green Bay Packers on a three-year, $21 million contract after the team was unable to reach an agreement with Jared Cook, who left for the Oakland Raiders.

[91][92] On November 10, just a day after being claimed, it was revealed that he was diagnosed with tears in both the rotator cuff and labrum in his shoulder, requiring Bennett to undergo a physical before he could legitimately join the team.

[100] The album, Fast Food, a joint effort with his brother Reshaud Bennett, was originally released in March 2012.

On February 7, 2014, Bennett released a new mixtape for free through his Twitter account called Year of the Orange Dinosaur.