Seattle Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett commented Wednesday on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ decision to bench players who refuse to stand for the national anthem. Bennett called the decision "crazy" and "inconsiderate of a person being a human being," even comparing it to the Supreme Court’s infamous 1857 Dred Scott decision which affirmed that slaves were the property of their owners.
"It reminded me of the Dred Scott case,” Bennett said. “You're property, so you don't have the ability to be a person first. I think that in this generation, I think that sends the wrong message to young kids and young people all across the world that your employer doesn't see you as a human being, they see you as a piece of property, and if that's the case then I don't get it. I just don't get why you don't see us as human beings first."
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