‘We’re going backwards’: Eric Reid will kneel for anthem in upcoming NFL season
- Panthers safety is a close friend of Colin Kaepernick
- Player protested last season with little backlash from fans
Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid, the first player to kneel alongside Colin Kaepernick, said he will continue to protest during the national anthem in the coming NFL season.
Reid and his close friend Kaepernick started the protest in 2017 to bring attention to racial and social injustice. “If a day comes that I feel like we’ve addressed those issues [of injustice], and our people aren’t being discriminated against or being killed over traffic violations, then I’ll decide it’s time to stop protesting,” Reid told the Charlotte Observer in an interview published on Sunday. “I haven’t seen that happen.”