The Las Vegas police union sent a letter calling for an NFL investigation into Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett’s claim that he was harassed by police on Thursday, slamming the player’s accusation as “false and offensive.”
The letter, obtained by Las Vegas CBS-affiliate 8 New Now, is addressed to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and calls on the league to “take appropriate action against” Bennett for what it says are false accusations of excessive force.
The Union also took aim at the NFL itself for condoning what it calls “Bennett’s disrespect for our American Flag, and everything it symbolizes,” a reference to Bennett’s history of sitting during the National Anthem as a form of nonviolent protest against police violence.