While his colleagues stood and bolted arms on the sideline as the national song of praise played before Sunday's preseason amusement against the Los Angeles Chargers in Carson, Calif., Seattle Seahawks cautious lineman Michael Bennett sat alone on the seat. Bennett's demonstration came one day after his previous partner, Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, sat on a cooler amid the national song of praise before a preseason diversion against the Cardinals.

Bennett talked about his choice to sit amid the national hymn after the Seahawks' 48-17 win.