Michael Bennett, who has been sitting for the national anthem this season to protest police brutality and oppression against people of color in the United States, stood for the national anthem on Thursday night.
Michael Bennett stands during anthem for ‘Salute to Service’ to make it clear he supports military
Bennett has been sitting for the anthem this season.
Mike Tirico said on the broadcast that Bennett told him and the NBC crew the night before the game he would be standing. According to Tirico, Bennett wanted, “no mixed messages sent” and to show their support of the military on the salute to service weekend.
Tirico added, “Bennett says he stood tonight to honor all members of the military, including his dad, who was in the Navy for a decade.”
Earlier in the season, Bennett explained why he was sitting for the anthem.
“I hope that I can activate everybody to get off their hands and feet and go out into the communities and push helping each other,” Bennett said, via NFL Network’s Steve Wyche. “Sit down with somebody that’s the opposite sex, sit down with somebody that’s the opposite race, different religion and understand that people are different and go out and join the community and try to change the society, change what you’re a part of. If you don’t like it, keep changing it.”
Bennett followed in Colin Kaepernick’s footsteps in hopes of raising awareness to societal issues in the United States. On Thursday night, however, he didn’t want there to be any confusion as to his respect for the military.
Bennett will also stand during the anthem next week, too:
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