Despite his reputation in Dallas as a selfish, egotistical and lazy player, New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett has been anything but that in the Big Apple. In fact, the Black Unicorn is his own worst critic and is constantly looking to improve his game. And during a 27-23 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday, he had one of the best statistical games of his career, hauling in five passes for 79 yards. Yet he wasn't happy with his performance, saying he felt it was his worst game as a member of the Giants.
"That's the thing about this game," Bennett said. "A lot of people just look at stats. I thought I played better against the 49ers than I played this past week so my thing is just improving and getting better from week to week."
Bennett went as far as to say he "screwed" quarterback Eli Manning early in the game when one of Manning's passes sailed over his head and was intercepted. However, Eli later acknowledged tha...
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