Bears' Martellus Bennett is offering autographs in exchange for books

Chicago Bears tight end has come up with a clever way to interact with fan and build his home library at the same time with "Marty's Book Club," which offers fan autographed pictures of Bennett if they send him a copy of their favorite book.

Chicago Bears tight end has come up with a clever way to interact with fans and build his home library at the same time with "Marty's Book Club," which offers fans autographed pictures of Bennett if they send him a copy of their favorite book.

The eclectic tight end has invited fans to be a part of the book exchange on his Instagram, asking them to include a note about how the book has affected their lives.

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Bennett is an aspiring author himself, telling the Chicago Sun-Times that he is working on a children's book called The Wanna-Bees.

When he isn't reading, the TE has caught 36 passes with four touchdowns for Chicago this season.

- Brendan Maloy