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Bennett to Eli: Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy ...

Walt Handelsman: Has texting taken over your life?

Martellus Bennett learned a lot about being a tight end from Jason Witten during his time in Dallas. Perhaps the biggest lesson: Establish a close relationship with the quarterback.

Witten and Tony Romo are known to be best buds, and since he arrived with the Giants, Bennett has been trying to push himself on Eli Manning. He texts the quarterback odd thoughts at odd hours of the day and goes...

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