Peaceful dissent is about as American as it gets, and Michael Bennett's national anthem protests embody just that.
Justin Britt sensed, correctly, that all eyes were on him and Michael Bennett during the national anthem at Friday’s Seahawks exhibition game at CenturyLink Field. Which was OK with him.
“That’s kind of the purpose: to make people notice you and make them not ignore it,’’ Britt said.
I liked what I saw – Britt, a prominent white player on the Seahawks, standing next to Bennett, an African-American star, with his hand on Bennett’s shoulders as he sat during the national anthem.