RENTON, Wash. - Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett said Saturday that he has no issue with coach Pete Carroll throwing him out of practice earlier in the week.

"He said he just wants to show the team if he kicked me out as one of the best players on the team, then he'll do it to anybody," Bennett said. "Just a message. And it's cool with me. I understand what the standard is that's upheld for me and the rest of the players. Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett said he understands why coach Pete Carroll threw him out of practice after he scuffled with several offensive lineman on Thursday. Elaine Thompson/AP Photo

"It's just part of the game -- you get heated, and being able to calm down and being able to talk to your teammates and remember that you are teammates. Sometimes you forget about that as players, and you have to make sure that you don't forget that and remember to take care of each other, because at the end of the day, we need everybody on the field every game."

Bennett got into a scuffle with several Seahawks offensive linemen Thursday and spent the final portion of practice on the sideline.

"We can't play like that," Carroll said afterward. "You get in a skirmish, you get thrown out. That's what happens. So that happened today. And that's just the way you do it, the way we do it."