Michael Bennett has spent years fighting for social justice. So when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged that “black lives matter” a day after a powerful video from black players urged him to do it, Bennett voiced skepticism.
Bennett, a free agent, called it “almost like a slap in the face.”
Bennett calls Goodell’s comments ‘slap in the face’
“[Goodell] saying that black lives matter is almost like a slap in the face,” Bennett said when reached by phone. For decades, “Black talent has been exploited at a high level in the NFL.