Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett took to Twitter Thursday afternoon to defend himself further against comments made the day before by ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, a move that may only escalate the apparently quickly-growing feud between the two.
On Wednesday, Smith devoted a commentary on the ESPN show First Take to criticize Bennett for his public support of free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, noting that while Kaepernick has drawn attention for protests and social work he didn’t vote in the 2016 election.
Smith called it “shocking” that Kaepernick revealed that he had not voted and said “the usually conscientious Bennett failed to take that into consideration” when praising Kaepnerick this week during an interview on ESPN 710 Seattle, an interview in which Bennett also said Seattle would be the “perfect place” for Kaepernick to resume his football career.