The special, presented by The Undefeated, airs Sunday night at 5 p.m. on ESPN.
ESPN host Cari Champion traveled to Birmingham, Ala., the birthplace of the civil rights movement, last week to film a series of conversations with prominent African American athletes and community leaders.
Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett wasn’t one of the nine to join Champion at the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church — among them Rays pitcher Chris Archer, retired NFL receiver Anquan Boldin and James Harris, the first black starting quarterback in the NFL.
Instead, Bennett participated in a pre-taped segment, dubbed “A Letter From Michael Bennett,” in which he speaks on the relationship between police and the black community.