Stetson Bennett spoke publicly for the first time about his arrest and his future with football at the NFL combine.
— skipped out on February’s Senior Bowl, a move chastised by some as it could have been another opportunity for the quarterback to showcase his skillset before the NFL Draft.Stetson Bennett runs into the end zone for a touchdown against TCU during the first half of the national championship.“I never … It was more so [skipping] the Shrine Bowl. It wasn’t really the Senior Bowl,” Bennett said.
“I really wanted to play in it. There was a lot going on at the moment. Discussed with people that were close to me, asked advice. Decided that I needed to go train. I needed to get better. I do wish that I could have but just ultimately decided the other was the better choice.”, who criticized the quarterback for being glued to his phone during the Bulldogs’ victory celebrations.Getty Images
Bennett touched upon the cell phone controversy Friday, stating in part, “people are entitled to their opinion.” “Yeah, I saw it as a parade for us who won, and I was playing music [for teammates] and trying to have a good time. People took it as I was … I don’t really know what people took it [as], but they didn’t like it. I’m sorry about that, but I strictly just saw it as a chance for me, Sed [Sedrick Van Pran] and Chris [Smith] one last trip down Lumpkin on the way to Sanford together, and I just wanted to play the best tunes we could at that moment,” he said.
Bennett posted a college career record of 29-3 and passed for 8,429 yards with 66 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
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