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TNS Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett exults after a tackle for loss. Bennett says he will sit during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice and segregation. Bennett sat on the visiting bench during “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, before the Seahawks’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, a decision he made prior to protests by white supremacists at the University of Virginia over the weekend. But what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, including the death of a young woman when she was struck by a car deliberately driven into a group of counter-protesters on Saturday, solidified Bennett’s decision.

TNS Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett exults after a tackle for loss. Bennett says he will sit during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice and segregation. Bennett sat on the visiting bench during “The Star-Spangled Banner” on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, before the Seahawks’ preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers, a decision he made prior to protests by white supremacists at the University of Virginia over the weekend. But wha…

August 15, 2017

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Seahawks' Bennett plans to sit for anthem, expects backlash
August 15, 2017 1 a.m.

Seahawks' Bennett plans to sit for anthem, expects backlash

CARSON, California (AP) — Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett plans to sit during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice — and expects a backlash over an issue that is “bigger than a sport.”