▁ 6 . 5 ▁s acks , ▁ 1 ▁forced ▁f umble , ▁and ▁ 8 ▁tack les ▁for ▁loss . ▁He ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 5 9 th ▁on ▁the ▁NFL ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Play ers ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ben nett ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁$ 3 1 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁Se ah aw ks , ▁with ▁one ▁year ▁still ▁on ▁his ▁previous ▁contract , ▁now ▁keeping ▁Ben nett ▁signed ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁straight ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 4 6 th ▁by ▁his ▁pe ers ▁on ▁the ▁NFL ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Play ers ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁a ▁s ack ▁of ▁white ▁ 4 9 ers ▁Q B ▁Brian ▁Ho yer , ▁Ben nett ▁raised ▁a ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁f ist ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁celebr ation . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars , ▁Ben nett ▁struck ▁the ▁kne es ▁of ▁J agu ars ▁center ▁Br andon ▁L inder ▁on ▁a ▁kne el ▁down . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁alter cation ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams , ▁and ▁that