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Giants TE Martellus Bennett uses ‘Spidey-senses’ to save fan who fell from stands at MetLife Stadium
By Doug Farrar
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 11:10 AM EST
New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett was credited with three catches for 44 yards in his team's 38-10 rout of the Green Bay Packers on "Sunday Night Football." However, it was a fourth catch Bennett made after the game, for a grand total of 15 feet, that made him a real hero.
After the game, Bennett was interacting with fans near the field entrance to the Giants' locker room when a middle-aged man fell from a railing several feet above the field where the fans generally interact with the players after games.
"I was doing what I usually do, moseying to the locker room and meandering around," Bennett said. "Naturally, I just wanted to step back, but I did the righteous thing and I stepped up. I caught him, I saved his life, I tapped into my inner superhero, which I do have."
"Spidey-senses," to be specific.
"I'm usually a ninja, but my Spidey-senses told me he was going to take a fall, so I saved his life," Bennett modestly recalled. "He owes me his first-born or something. Actually I don't want that. Maybe a sandwich or something."
The fan might be a bit short on sandwich money -- after Bennett saved his bacon, the man was accosted by Jersey state troopers and taken away to face undisclosed charges. So, bail cash could be a pressing concern.
"That sucks," Bennett said.
What also sucked for Bennett was the helmet-to-helmet hit put upon his person by Packers safety Jerron McMillian in the fourth quarter.
"I just got the wind knocked out of me. It [ticked] me off, so I wanted to kick his [butt]," Bennett told Jenny Vrentas of NJ.com. "I was mad. I tried to go after him, but they wouldn't let me. ... I didn't see him; he came out of nowhere. But it's part of the game. If he gets fined, I just wish that money would go to my Wells Fargo account, which they should start doing. They do give it to charity, which is fine."
Fortunately, a concussion test proved that Bennett was fine.
"I passed it with flying colors, like I do all tests. Like Doogie Howser."
And that was a fortunate occurrence, as Bennett had more important work to perform after the game.
"I just did what any superhero would do: Saved his life," Bennett said of the postgame rescue. "I'm like Scott Summers. You know who Scott Summers is? Cyclops off X-Men."
Bennett tripped over a cameraman when he saved the fan, but there were no injuries.
"I felt like Prince, because everybody was like, 'You OK? You OK?' And I was like, 'Yeah, I'm fine.' They were helping me up."
As well they should. That's what people do for superheroes. And Doogie Howser.
By Doug Farrar
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 11:10 AM EST
New York Giants tight end Martellus Bennett was credited with three catches for 44 yards in his team's 38-10 rout of the Green Bay Packers on "Sunday Night Football." However, it was a fourth catch Bennett made after the game, for a grand total of 15 feet, that made him a real hero.
After the game, Bennett was interacting with fans near the field entrance to the Giants' locker room when a middle-aged man fell from a railing several feet above the field where the fans generally interact with the players after games.
"I was doing what I usually do, moseying to the locker room and meandering around," Bennett said. "Naturally, I just wanted to step back, but I did the righteous thing and I stepped up. I caught him, I saved his life, I tapped into my inner superhero, which I do have."
"Spidey-senses," to be specific.
"I'm usually a ninja, but my Spidey-senses told me he was going to take a fall, so I saved his life," Bennett modestly recalled. "He owes me his first-born or something. Actually I don't want that. Maybe a sandwich or something."
The fan might be a bit short on sandwich money -- after Bennett saved his bacon, the man was accosted by Jersey state troopers and taken away to face undisclosed charges. So, bail cash could be a pressing concern.
"That sucks," Bennett said.
What also sucked for Bennett was the helmet-to-helmet hit put upon his person by Packers safety Jerron McMillian in the fourth quarter.
"I just got the wind knocked out of me. It [ticked] me off, so I wanted to kick his [butt]," Bennett told Jenny Vrentas of NJ.com. "I was mad. I tried to go after him, but they wouldn't let me. ... I didn't see him; he came out of nowhere. But it's part of the game. If he gets fined, I just wish that money would go to my Wells Fargo account, which they should start doing. They do give it to charity, which is fine."
Fortunately, a concussion test proved that Bennett was fine.
"I passed it with flying colors, like I do all tests. Like Doogie Howser."
And that was a fortunate occurrence, as Bennett had more important work to perform after the game.
"I just did what any superhero would do: Saved his life," Bennett said of the postgame rescue. "I'm like Scott Summers. You know who Scott Summers is? Cyclops off X-Men."
Bennett tripped over a cameraman when he saved the fan, but there were no injuries.
"I felt like Prince, because everybody was like, 'You OK? You OK?' And I was like, 'Yeah, I'm fine.' They were helping me up."
As well they should. That's what people do for superheroes. And Doogie Howser.
