Seahawks DE Michael Bennett Rips Bradford: 'About To Cry' From Hit
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett sure isn't afraid to speak his mind.
Last December, after the Seahawks' victory over the Eagles, Bennett ripped Mark Sanchez.
Now, doing on 710 ESPN Seattle on Tuesday, Bennett criticized new Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford for "crying" about the controversial hit he took from Terrell Suggs' during Saturday night's preseason game.
"Then quarterbacks get protected more than any other player," Bennett said. "I mean, he gets hit in his knees and he's about to cry. 'They hit me in my legs.' Everybody gets hit in their legs. Every play somebody tries to hit me in my legs. So what makes him different? What makes his life better than mine? I've got kids. I've got stuff I like to do on the weekend. But because he gets hit in his legs, he gets a flag. He gets up with a sad face like the world just ended because he got hit. I mean, you got hit in an NFL game. Who cares? Get back up and be like, 'Good job.'
"I respect Tom Brady because when Tom Brady gets hit, he gets up and is like, 'Good job. Good hit.' He gets back in the huddle and he holds his own like a man," Bennett said. "We've got guys in the NFL crying because they get hit. 'Oh, Suggs hit me and I'm running the read-option.'"
Bennett, who admitted he is unhappy with his contract situation in Seattle, talked about how quarterbacks in general get special treatment in the NFL.
"Quarterback is the only position in the NFL where you could be mediocre and get paid. At every other position, you can't be mediocre," Bennett said. "If I was Ryan Tannehill and the most games I ever won was seven, how could you get a $100 million for that? I guess that's the value of the position.
"And then it's like, you're sitting at home and there's breaking news and it says that Brian Hoyer is the quarterback of the Texans. I'm like, who cares? That's not breaking news. It's really not breaking news."
