Michael Bennett to host free camp on Oahu, calls on other athletes
While the NBA is slinging mad dollars around, Stephen Curry spent his July 4th weekend collecting even more on the side.
Curry's four-day camp at BYU-Hawaii, which cost overnight campers $2,250, drew the ire of one prominent Aggie.
Pro Bowl MVP and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett — whose offseason home is on Oahu, from which his wife hails — has hosted the free Michael Bennett Football Camp on the island for three consecutive years and is preparing for its fourth annual iteration due this Saturday.
Speaking to Honolulu's KHON, Bennett explained his exception to the idea of for-profit camps run by rich athletes.
The University of Hawaii-based event 'will focus on player development' and feature Bennett, along with San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te’o and Atlanta Falcons linebacker O’Brien Schofield, among others, delivering instruction to campers.
Bennett's rise from undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M to Super Bowl champion, Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's most likable personalities has been well-chronicled.
The 30-year-old played in all 16 games in 2015, recording career highs in combined tackles (52), solo tackles (33) and sacks (10).
Now, he's delivering your daily dose of good bull.
Curry's four-day camp at BYU-Hawaii, which cost overnight campers $2,250, drew the ire of one prominent Aggie.
Pro Bowl MVP and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett — whose offseason home is on Oahu, from which his wife hails — has hosted the free Michael Bennett Football Camp on the island for three consecutive years and is preparing for its fourth annual iteration due this Saturday.
Speaking to Honolulu's KHON, Bennett explained his exception to the idea of for-profit camps run by rich athletes.
“I see a lot of different athletes come through Hawaii whether it’s Steph Curry or whoever it is,” Bennett quipped. “They all come here and it makes me mad, because I live in this community and I understand this community — that there’s so many kids who can’t afford to pay such a high amount of money. In my mind it’s like, how much money do you need before you start giving back for free? And I think a lot of athletes should start focusing on that.”
Bennett, who will host his fourth-annual free camp on Oahu this weekend, had more strong criticism of Curry.
“If you do have a camp and you charge money for it, you need to make sure that money that you take from this community, you give back to the kids that are paying for the camp. These are the kids that live here. When you leave Hawaii and you go back to wherever you’re at, or you come here and you go back from this vacation you leave with a piece of paradise, but these people still live here every day.”
Bennett, who will host his fourth-annual free camp on Oahu this weekend, had more strong criticism of Curry.
“If you do have a camp and you charge money for it, you need to make sure that money that you take from this community, you give back to the kids that are paying for the camp. These are the kids that live here. When you leave Hawaii and you go back to wherever you’re at, or you come here and you go back from this vacation you leave with a piece of paradise, but these people still live here every day.”
The University of Hawaii-based event 'will focus on player development' and feature Bennett, along with San Diego Chargers linebacker Manti Te’o and Atlanta Falcons linebacker O’Brien Schofield, among others, delivering instruction to campers.
Bennett's rise from undrafted free agent out of Texas A&M to Super Bowl champion, Pro Bowler and one of the NFL's most likable personalities has been well-chronicled.
The 30-year-old played in all 16 games in 2015, recording career highs in combined tackles (52), solo tackles (33) and sacks (10).
Now, he's delivering your daily dose of good bull.
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