Seahawks defensive lineman Michael Bennett lit into a reporter for suggesting Seattle wasn’t able to generate an effective pass rush against Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan during Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff game in Atlanta.
Ryan was sacked three times by Seattle, including once by Bennett, but completed 26 of 37 pass attempts for 338 yards and three touchdowns in Atlanta’s 36-20 win.
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"You weren’t able to get as much pressure on him as you were ..." a reporter asked Bennett (via the Seattle Times).
That didn’t go over well with Bennett.
"We got a lot of pressure," Bennett replied. "He threw the ball really fast. There was some busted stuff going on so obviously you don’t know football. He threw the ball pretty fast. He did his thing. We rushed as good as we could. Don’t point and say we didn’t do what we needed to do, OK? Don’t do that.
"Get out of my face now. Don’t tell me I didn’t do my job (expletive). OK, exactly. Get the (expletive) out of my face. Like I said, get out of my face. Don’t play with me. Don’t play with me. I just put my heart on the (expletive) field. Don’t (expletive) play with me. Get the (expletive) out of my face then. Try me again, see what happens. I ain’t one of these (expletive) out here. Don’t try to tell me what I didn’t do (expletive)."
Bennett appeared to be frustrated for much of the day, pointing several times at Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews, who cut-block Bennett during the teams’ regular-season meeting in Seattle, and also tying to eye gouge Ryan Schrader. He also left the game briefly in the third quarter.
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#Seahawks Michael Bennett just tried to gauge out Ryan Schrader's eyes/he prob spit on him!!!! SAD! pic.twitter.com/S8SF7hdSWw
— Chuggle (@OdorRougned) January 14, 2017