Martellus Bennett says he will NOT attend Super Bowl celebration at the White House because he doesn't support Donald Trump

  • The Patriots tight end said after Sunday's win he wouldn't go to the White House
  • Told reporter he wasn't worried about what team owner Robert Kraft might think
  • Bennett previously said he probably wouldn't go because he doesn't 'support the guy that's in the house'
  • Tom Brady skipped his team's White House trip two years ago citing a family commitment 

By Clemence Michallon For Dailymail.com

Published: 02:13 EST, 6 February 2017 | Updated: 02:51 EST, 6 February 2017

Marcus Bennett has vowed to skip the Patriots' celebratory Super Bowl trip to the White House because he doesn't support Donald Trump, a report said Sunday.

The New England tight end told the Dallas Morning News he wouldn't go, adding: 'It is what it is People know how I feel about it. Just follow me on Twitter.'

Bennett, who won his first Super Bowl on Sunday when New England defeated Atlanta 34-28, said he was not worried about what team owner Robert Kraft might think.  'I'm not really worried about that,' he said. 'I'm not worried about it at all.'

Tom Brady skipped the Patriots' White House trip after their win in 2015, citing a family commitment.

Marcus Bennett (pictured with his daughter after his team's victory) has vowed to skip the Patriots' celebratory trip to the White House because he doesn't support Trump, a report said

Bennett (pictured during Sunday's game) said he was not worried about what team owner Robert Kraft might think about his decision not to go to Washington, DC

Bennett had previously said he might not go to Washington, DC if his team won.

When a reporter asked him last week if he would take part in the trip, Bennett replied: 'I don't know, I've got to win the Super Bowl. But most likely no, because I don't support the guy that's in the house.'

Dallas Morning News reporter Brandon George said after the Patriots' victory Sunday that Bennett had confirmed his intentions and quoted the tight end as saying: 'I'm not going to go.'

Bennett, who compared winning his first Super Bowl to 'eating cake for breakfast', told the newspaper that he and his teammates didn't typically talk politics.

'You just don't bring that to work. We all have our beliefs. We accept people for who they are,' he said.

Brady is a friend of Trump and the president has claimed that the quarterback had called him to offer his congratulations after his presidential win.

The New England tight end, who won his first Super Bowl on Sunday, compared his team's victory to 'eating cake for breakfast'

Bennett had previously said he might not go on the celebratory trip because he doesn't 'support the guy that's in the house'. Trump is pictured Sunday watching the game

 

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