Eric Reid has lastly signed a contract with NFL after 6 months of unemployment. On Thursday, Reid signed an settlement with the Carolina Panthers. Ian Rapoport for the NFL Community mentioned the newly signed settlement is for one 12 months and value greater than $1.9 million.
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— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) September 27, 2018
Reid is taken into account a hard-hitting participant and well-known for being shuffled across the 49ers’ depth chart to obtain accidents and a better-than-average group of safeties. Eric Reid was an excellent participant, both it was at free security, highly effective security, or exterior linebacker. He’s a type of ignored through the offseason 2018.
The NFL participant adopted the lead of Colin Kaepernick in the beginning of Could. He filed a criticism with the help of NFLPA and blamed NFL house owners for not providing him a contract. Reid was the primary supporter of a motion began by Kaepernick. The protests have been exhibiting gamers sat or knelt through the enjoying of the Nationwide Anthem. These have been symbolic protests relating to systemic racism in the US.
Eric Reid additionally admitted, he thought his participation within the protests clearly prevented him from having a good shake from the house owners of NFL. He constantly kneels down throughout a protest in 2017.
The notion that I could be a nice signing on your group for affordable, not due to my ability set however as a result of I’ve protested systemic oppression, is ludicrous. In case you suppose is, then your mindset is a part of the issue too.
— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) March 15, 2018
In early April, Eric Reid met with the proprietor of Bengals, Mike Brown. He instructed Reid to not contain within the protests through the nationwide anthem. Reid previously mentioned he won’t kneel after signing an settlement. He additionally met with the pinnacle coach Marvin Lewis.
Per supply, the Panthers signing of Eric Reid doesn’t influence his collusion grievance. There was no settlement as a part of his take care of Carolina.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 27, 2018
The Panthers, thankfully, acknowledged expertise of Reid and his dedication to the group. The 49ers have been additionally seeking to convey Reid again, however he chosen to affix the Panthers. The proprietor David Tepper additionally confirmed his assist earlier this month for the precise of gamers to protest.
Assertion from #Panthers GM Marty Hurney on the Eric Reid signing, which is a 1-year deal: pic.twitter.com/XaAl7j3MyT
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 27, 2018
The Panthers large receiver Torrey Smith knowledgeable ESPN, he hoped the group will signal Reid. Smith mentioned, “Reid is without doubt one of the greatest gamers round us. I do know he’s the man to assist this group. He deserves it, and it wasn’t appropriate what occurred to him”.
