GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Michael Bennett sounds more bothered that Christine Michael got cut by the Seattle Seahawks than Michael himself.

A day after Bennett, the Seahawks’ outspoken defensive end, said teams have “no loyalty to the player” when asked about Michael’s release, Michael said he holds no ill will toward his old team as his new team, the Green Bay Packers, prepares for Sunday’s game against Seattle.

Michael was claimed off waivers by the Packers on Nov. 16 and could be in line for his biggest role yet since coming to Green Bay. Yet he insisted no part of him is motivated to stick it to the Seahawks.

“Nah, I’m just going to play me,” Michael said Thursday. “I’m just going to do me. I’m just going to play within the system, just try to help contribute to this team, not try to do too much. I’m just going to play within me and play within the system and try to help this team win.”

Green Bay newcomer Christine Michael could be in line for his biggest role yet Sunday against Seattle. Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports

Michael was the Seahawks’ leading rusher when they released him. In two games with the Packers, he has just 10 carries for 23 yards. Nine of those carries came in last Sunday’s win over the Texans for just 19 yards, but his first touch of the game was a 7-yard gain -- his long with the Packers.

There’s been a lack of bulletin-board material between Michael and the Seahawks this week. Seattle coach Pete Carroll insisted the decision to release Michael was more about the return of Thomas Rawls from an injury.

“He did a great job for us; we loved Christine,” Carroll said. “He’s been around us a long time, and I’ve been particularly close to him and didn’t like to see him go. But it’s just what we had to do to make things fit.”

It was the second time the Seahawks let go of Michael, whom they drafted in the second round in 2013. They brought him back last season after they traded him to the Cowboys, who released him after just five games. Michael admitted he had some growing up to do early in his NFL career, when his work ethic and punctuality were questioned.

“He came in as just kind of like a freshman coming into college and just was excited to be there,” Carroll said. “As he matured through the time and through the challenges that he faced, he really got it together and presented himself in a great way and competed like crazy for us.”

Even though Michael insisted he’s completely comfortable in the Packers' offense after just three weeks in the system, coach Mike McCarthy might not be ready to go all-in. It sounds like there will be carries to go around for Ty Montgomery, Aaron Ripkowski and even the struggling James Starks (who carried just four times for 1 yard against the Texans).

“You’ve got to take it further than the stats,” McCarthy said. “Hey, James is a veteran, productive player for us, and we’ll continue to go through packages as far as who’s running the football. But on the other part of that, Christine Michael, we wanted to take a step with him, give him some more opportunities. We did that.”