As he waits for his trade from the Philadelphia Eagles to the New England Patriots to become official, veteran defensive end Michael Bennett has already let his new team know that he intends to stay in the locker room during the national anthem.
"[What] I explained to them is that my integrity means everything," Bennett said, per ESPN's William C. Rhoden. "I think they respect that about me. They respect who I am as an individual."
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