CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Eric Reid called his return to the NFL on Sunday “bittersweet,” saying it still hurts that his friend Colin Kaepernick has been “robbed” of his dream to play again in the NFL.
Former 49er Eric Reid was the first player to join Colin Kaepernick in his anthem protests, during the 2016 season. After a long layoff, many wondered whether Reid would continue those protests in his debut with the Carolina Panthers.
Friday on ESPN’s “First Take,” Stephen A. Smith reacted to safety Eric Reid signing a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers and weighed in on the possibility of fellow National Anthem-kneeler Colin Kaepernick’s chances of getting back into the league.
Sept. 27 (UPI) — Colin Kaepernick spoke out to congratulate former teammate Eric Reid on Thursday after the safety signed a contract with the Carolina Panthers.
One down, one to go. Safety Eric Reid, one of two players bringing a collusion case against the NFL, has signed with the Carolina Panthers. The other player in the suit is free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The Carolina Panthers could use a safety, and the Charlotte Observer editorial board thinks they should sign anthem-kneeler Eric Reid.
Tuesday on ESPN’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the New England Patriots trading for troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon, who the Cleveland Browns were prepared to cut after his long history of drug and alcohol abuse. Smith
National anthem protest inventor Colin Kaepernick took to Twitter, Sunday, to thank the two Dolphins players who took a knee on Sunday.
Friday, tennis star Serena Williams praised activist NFL free agents Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid for their protests and work in the community. According to Williams, “every athlete, every human and definitely every African-American” should be completely grateful for and
Serena Williams said Friday that “every athlete, every human” should be grateful for the stand on social issues taken by former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills came out swinging Friday against the National Football League for “blackballing” two of the league’s original protesters, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.
As the 2018 NFL season nears, an attorney for both Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid is promising that big news is close at hand about the two players’ “collusion” cases against the league.
During an appearance on “CNN Tonight,” Mark Geragos, the attorney for former 49ers stars Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, discussed his client’s conspiracy case against the NFL, hinting that more evidence will soon surface and the case “is about to
The lawyer representing Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid, told CBS that NFL owners were “clearly colluding” against his clients because they were “intimidated by President Trump.
Activist and Intercept columnist Shaun King, claims that he’s spoken to “several NFL stars” who have told him that they’re “considering sitting out the season until the de facto ban on Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick is removed.”
NFL owners proposed the idea of penalizing teams for kneeling during the national anthem, while at an offseason meeting in Atlanta on Tuesday.
A sports columnist for USA Today is pleading with the National Football League to resist any attempt to make a new rule forcing players to stand during the national anthem.
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is set to file two grievances with the NFL, over the league’s national anthem protest policies.
Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Company,” former New York Jets great “Broadway” Joe Namath weighed in on the current situation in the NFL where National Anthem protesters Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have had trouble finding work. Namath
ESPN NFL analyst Damien Woody said it is no coincidence that free agent safeties Eric Reid and Kenny Vaccaro, like Colin Kaepernick, remain unsigned after kneeling for the National Anthem. Woody said teams can use the “handy excuse” that Kaepernick
San Francisco 49er Eric Reid has now filed a grievance against the NFL alleging that the owners have colluded to keep him on the sidelines.
According to a report from Pro Football Talk, Bengals Owner Mike Brown told anthem-protesting free agent safety Eric Reid, that he intends to ban anthem protests on his team.
Former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid finally took a meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals, but members of the sports media were unhappy that the team’s owner quizzed Reid over his two seasons of protesting during the playing of the national anthem.
Former San Francisco 49er and national anthem protester Eric Reid, has finally been given a shot at being picked up by another team since he turned free agent after last season.
Hoping to quash the now two years of anti-American protests during the playing of the national anthem, the NFL is gearing up to put the finishing touches on its $89 million spending on social justice causes, but many of the extreme left-wing beneficiaries of that spending will not please conservative players or fans.
Last week, former 49er safety and noted anthem protester Eric Reid, said that he felt his protests were hurting his chances of landing a job.
Former 49er and anthem protester Eric Reid, has not yet been signed by a new club. Reid believes that his anthem protests are a likely reason for why he hasn’t been signed.
Free agent safety Eric Reid believes that teams are yet to sign him over his National Anthem protests. While free agency has only been open the last week and he ultimately thinks Reid gets signed, ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano
Friday, ESPN “First Take” co-host Max Kellerman responded to free agent safety Eric Reid saying NFL owners have shied away from signing him (two days into free agency) and former teammate Colin Kaepernick due to their National Anthem protests by comparing it
Former 49ers safety Eric Reid was the first player to join Colin Kaepernick, by taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem. However, three days into free agency, Reid was not among the first wave of high-priced free agents to get signed by NFL teams.
San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid says he is prepared to go into forced retirement if once he becomes a free agent, no team picks him up because of his two seasons of protesting against the country during the playing of the national anthem.
Friday, ESPN “First Take” moderator Molly Qerim ripped into the “audacity” of members of the NFL Players Coalition like Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and former wide receiver Anquan Boldin to accept a deal with the NFL to provide financial
The NFL’s $89 million pledge to fund social-justice causes comes at the expense of the league’s support for breast cancer and military charities, the protesting-player kneeling for the national anthem longer than any other active athlete claims.
Three players took a knee during the national anthem before the New York Giants game at the San Francisco 49ers, while the rest of the league stood during Veterans Day weekend.
The San Francisco 49ers won’t be forcing their players to stand during the national anthem, safety Eric Reid said Wednesday.
Vice President Mike Pence exited Lucas Oil Stadium early after 23 San Francisco 49ers players knelt for the national anthem on Sunday. He received more criticism than from the media the athletes refusing to rise.
As the saying goes, “It takes one to know one.” Such a saying might have particular application to 49ers safety Eric Reid, one of Colin Kaepernick’s original anthem-protesting buddies.
Despite repeated claims that he was going to stop his protests during the playing of the national anthem, San Francisco 49ers defensive back Eric Reid decided to reverse course and took a knee during the song as this weekend’s game started.
The crowd remaining at Levi’s Stadium booed Colin Kaepernick and chanted “USA! USA!”
The Seattle Seahawks defensive back who joined a divisional rival quarterback in sitting for the national anthem says the controversy doesn’t faze him one bit.
