isn't planning on standing up for the national anthem anytime soon. The defensive end, an , prior to the Seahawks preseason game against the on Sunday in Los Angeles.After the game, Bennett said he plans to keep sitting for the anthem for the entire season, pointing out that he just wants everyone to get along."I want to be able to use this platform to continuously push the me Martin Prado Jersey sage of how unselfish you can be as a society," . "How we can continuously love one another and understand that people are different, and just because they're different, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't like them. Because they don't smell the way you smell and they don't eat what you eat, because they don't pray to the same god that you pray to, doesn't mean that you should Jeff Locke Jersey hate them."Whether it's Muslim or Buddhists or Christianity, whatever it is, I just want people to understand that no matter what, we're in this thing together. It's more about being a human being at this point." . Michael Bennett during anthem Dennis Bernstein (@DennisTFP) Here is the thing about Bennett's stance, regardle s of whether you like people sitting out the national anthem or not: He has the right to sit for anything and Starlin Castro Jersey he's not wrong. People are out there being mean to one another and it's not nece sary.It's also not about the military for Bennett, who is the son of a military veteran."First of all, I want people to understand that I love the military," Bennett said. "My father's in the military. I love hot dogs like any other American. I love football like any other American. But I don't love segregation. I don't love riots or oppre sion. I just want to see people have the equality that they deserve. And I want to be able to use this platform to continuously push the me sage of that." Bennett has previously been outspoken about Colin Kaepernick's decision to take a seat during the national anthem, noting that he (and saying he would he love for the Seahawks to bring Kaepernick in as a backup). The decision by Bennett to sit comes just a day after running back drew attention for prior to Oakland's preseason game. Both decisions come shortly after a , leaving three people dead.Seahawks Miami Marlins Custom Jersey players by linking arms prior to the start of the contest, amid the Kaepernick controversy. A that the team is fine with Bennett's decision "as long as Michael is preaching love and not hate."Bennett is fully aware of what his decision entails, particularly in an age of social media, when anonymous fans can Miami Marlins Jersey fire vitriol with few, if any, repercu sions. "I'm being vulnerable right now," Bennett said. "There's a whole bunch of people sitting at home judging me, but they will never get to this point where they can be vulnerable. Let people attack me because they don't believe what I believe in, but at the end of the day, I'm being vulnerable to show every person that no matter what you believe in, keep fighting for it. Keep fighting for equality. Keep fighting for oppre sed people. And keep trying to change society."
