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NFL Won't Investigate Michael Bennett Incident Despite LVMPD Union Request

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NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the league won't grant a request from the Las Vegas Police Protective Association to investigate Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett.

"There is no allegation of a violation of the league's personal conduct policy and therefore there is no basis for an NFL investigation," McCarthy said, per ESPN.com.

In a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Bennett said Las Vegas police used excessive force and threatened to "blow [his] f--king head off" before detaining him in response to a possible active shooter (Warning: post contains NSFW language):

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.