We’ll have to wait a little longer for the next bit of news in the Michael Bennett case.
While Monday was originally supposed to be a preliminary hearing date for the felony injury to the elderly charge against Bennett, court records show the date has been pushed back.
Earlier this month, the arraignment date was rescheduled for May 18 at 9:30 a.m.
That new arraignment date will be creeping close to the start of OTAs for the Eagles. OTAs are scheduled to begin on May 22. (May 22-24, May 31-June 1, June 4-7). Bennett was acquired in a trade with the Seahawks this offseason, so this would be his first chance to practice with his new teammates and in a new defense.
Bennett, 32, is facing a felony charge for injuring a 66-year-old paraplegic female worker last Feb. 5 after Super Bowl LI in Houston. Bennett’s lawyer Rusty Hardin has vehemently denied his client is guilty in the slightest.
“He just didn’t do it,” Hardin said to NBC Sports Philadelphia last month (see story).
After announcing the charges, Houston police chief Art Acevedo called Bennett “morally bankrupt.” Last week, Eagles safety and Bennett’s friend Malcolm Jenkins, said he thought it sounded like police were trying to make an example of Bennett.
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According to court documents, the defense has issued subpoena applications for several companies, requesting documents and items, including video from security cameras in the southwest tunnel of NRG Stadium. The Houston police chief, when he announced the charge, said there was no video of the incident.