Michael Bennett retires after 11 NFL seasons Super Bowl title with Seahawks
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive end announced his retirement Tuesday morning . Bennett, who had been unsigned this offseason, played nine games with the in 2019 after being acquired midseason from the in exchange for what became a sixth-round pick.The Texas A&M product entered the league as an undrafted free agent following the 2009 NFL Draft with the . He didn't play in a regular-season game for them that season before his career took him to the . It was not until a second stint in Seattle when he started to become more of a household name, going to three consecutive Pro Bowls from 2015-2017. Bennett has been well-traveled in the past two seasons with the aforementioned Patriots and Cowboys
Babe Ruth Jersey as well as the .Bennett was a member of the Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seahawks. Over the course of his 11-season career -- including four with the Buccaneers and five with the Seahawks -- he registered 359 tackles, 69.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He recorded 6.5 of those sacks last season between the Patriots and Cowboys. The Patriots suspended him for a Monday Night Football game against the for conduct detrimental to the team. Bennett claimed and later apologized.As the Louisiana born defender's career comes to an end, it sounds as though he will seamle sly transition into a role raising awarene s for social justice matters. According a, Bennett started a podcast entitled "Mouthpeace" with his wife, Pele. A book entitled "Things That Make White People Uncomfortable" is also in development. Social justice had been a platform for which he raised awarene s during his playing days, including raising the Black Panther fist as part of a sack celebration in 2017.Bennett's younger brother, Martellus, played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys, , , Patriots and before retiring following the 2017 season.
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