Michael Bennett doesn't want to be traded by the Seattle Seahawks, but he is seeking a raise.

"I think everyone who has a job, they want a raise for whatever they're doing," Bennett said Thursday on KING-TV, via ESPN. "I'm just like any other American. I think everybody wants to be paid a little bit more. So I don't think I fall short of that."

He added: "People assume when you ask for a little more money, they assume that you want to be traded or something like that. But that's not what I'm trying to go for."

Bennett is entered the second year of a four-year, $32 million contract with $16 million guaranteed.

Bennett is 29 and has been one of the NFL's most productive defensive ends since joining the Seahawks.