Here we go again...
Seahawks DE Michael Bennett became the latest NFL player to sit for the national anthem, ahead of Sunday’s preseason game against the Chargers. He referenced the still-unsigned Colin Kaepernick (of whom Bennett has said, "of course he’s being blackballed"), but Bennett said this weekend’s white supremacy rally in Charlottesville and accompanying violence is what spurred him to act.
"Seeing everything in Virginia...I just wanted to be able to use my platform to continuously speak out on injustice," Bennett said.
Bennett remained on the bench with a towel over his shoulders during the playing of the anthem in Los Angeles, rising to join his teammates after the song finished.
Bennett said he will continue to sit for the anthem this season, joining other players like Marshawn Lynch, who did so during the Raiders’ preseason game on Saturday.
Nothing to say about the Antifa groups, of course. Some doublespeak / ass covering follows; 'I love the military' and stuff like that, in the column.
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