Patriots reportedly finalizing deal for Eagles defensive end Michael Bennett

As trade rumors begin to swirl in the NFL offseason, it appears if the Patriots are about to make a splash to add to their already-stellar defense.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the team is finalizing a deal with the Eagles to send defensive end Michael Bennett to the Patriots.

Patriots and Eagles are finalizing a deal to send Michael Bennett to New England, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 8, 2019

Schefter reported that, should the deal go through, the two teams would swap fifth and seventh round picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, meaning the Eagles would land a fifth-round pick and the Patriots would receive Bennett and the seventh-rounder.

If the Michael Bennett-to-New-England trade is finalized - and it is expected to be - Patriots and Eagles will swap 5th- and 7th-round picks in the 2020 draft, per a league source.

Eagles get a 5th; Pats get Bennett and a 7th.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 8, 2019

Bennett has also played with the Seahawks and Buccaneers in his career after being signed as an undrafted free agent back in 2009.

The deal comes after the Eagles pass rusher reportedly said he would want a pay raise and wouldn't accept any pay cut for the 2019 season.

Bennett has a small history with the Patriots, notably getting involved in a scrum at the end of Super Bowl XLIX when the Patriots beat the Seahawks in the 2014 season.

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