He’s been with the team for less than two weeks.
Eric Reid again kneeled during the national anthem Sunday (Oct. 7) before his first game with the Carolina Panthers.
The former LSU defensive knelt during the anthem during his final two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, at first with Colin Kaepernick when the pair were teammates in 2016. The kneeling is done as a protest against police brutality and other social injustices, Reid has said.
Reid has been with the Panthers for less than two weeks and did enough in practices to earn a starting spot against the New York Giants. The Panthers signed him after the team put safety Da’Norris Searcy on injured reserve.
Reid said during the week he was unsure if he would continue to kneel during the anthem. He noted he would continue to speak out about social injustices.
New Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was hugged by several teammates after kneeling before his first game with the team.
In five seasons with the 49ers, Reid started in all but one of his 70 games with the team. He remained unsigned during an offseason in which several safeties waited longer than expected to receive contract offers.
Former New Orleans Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro remained unsigned until after the start of training camp in August, when he joined the Tennessee Titans.
