▁resulted ▁in ▁team m ates ▁Sh eld on ▁Richard son ▁and ▁Qu inton ▁Jefferson ▁being ▁e ject ed ▁from ▁the ▁contest . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ben nett ▁earned ▁his ▁third ▁straight ▁inv ite ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁after ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁def ensive ▁end ▁E vers on ▁Griff en ▁could ▁not ▁attend ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁ ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁On ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁trade ▁that ▁would ▁send ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁a ▁sevent h ▁round ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Marcus ▁Johnson ▁and ▁a ▁fifth ▁round ▁draft ▁pick . ▁The ▁deal ▁became ▁official ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁NFL ▁league ▁year . ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁starts , ▁recording ▁ 3 4 ▁tack les , ▁nine ▁s acks , ▁and ▁two ▁forced ▁f umb les . ▁ ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁a ▁sevent h - round ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁NFL ▁draft ▁were ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁fifth - round ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁draft ▁selection . ▁In ▁week ▁ 2