Carolina safety Eric Reid is dedicated to cause of fighting racial injustice and on Sunday, he took a knee on the sidelines of the Panthers-Baltimore Ravens game and received some support outside of the stadium as well.
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And as the national anthem played, at least 30 other people outside the stadium kneeled along with him in solidarity too.
“We’re not kneeling to be unpatriotic,” Seeking Justice Consortium founder and organizer Kass Ottley told the Charlotte-Observer. “We’re kneeling to just really put a spotlight on the oppression of people of color in this country, and the history of oppression of people of color in this country.”
The group was also on hand to lift up the names of victims killed by police in Charlotte and around the country. They held signs and chanted: “All lives matter when black lives matter,” “Stop killing black people” and other chants.
Like Colin Kaepernick, Reid is suing the NFL over collusion for keeping him out of the league because of the protests. While detractors continue to insist wrongly that the former Super Bowl quarterback Kaepernick is simply out of the league due to lack of talent, no such case can be made for why the former Pro Bowl defensive back Reid was left out.
During this past offseason, Reid went unsigned by all 32 teams after becoming a free agent, with only one team, the Cincinnati Bengals, even bringing Reid in for a workout.
The Panthers finally signed Reid and the talented player has continued to share his thoughts about calling out players he feels aren’t doing right by the movement.
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— Jason Huber (@_JasonHuber) October 28, 2018