But even if Rivera did have an issue with it, Reid says he’d continue to do what he believes is right by kneeling.
“Very respectfully, he doesn’t have a choice,” Reid said of Rivera’s support, via David Newton of ESPN.com. “He’s entitled to his opinion, but I know what my rights are. His family was a military family much like many of my people were in the military. My cousin just got back from Afghanistan. My mom was in the armed services. My uncle was enlisted. The list goes on.
“But when they get home they’re still black in America. They’re going to fight the same wars when they get home and still face the same things I’m talking about. So I get encouragement from my family that served in the armed forces because they agree with what I’m saying.”
Reid was one of the first players in the NFL to join Colin Kaepernick by kneeling during the national anthem as a means of shining a light on injustice in the country. While Kaepernick has yet to find a team willing to give him a job once his time with the San Francisco 49ers came to an end following the 2016 season, Reid managed to find a home with the Panthers in late September.
Reid has continued the protest in each game he’s played in Carolina since joining the team. He’s also sparred with Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins over the Players’ Coalition and what he believes is a group that “co-opted” Kaepernick’s movement.
Reid has started all four games he’s played with the Panthers. He has 24 tackles and a sack on the year.
It’s a fallacy that the anthem is only about the military. The kneelers are starting to use that as justification.
National Bore Me League. Don’t care anymore.
Sounds more like he’s squawking for attention:
“Hey, everyone! Look over here... I’m still kneeling!”
Notice how “social justice” “income inequality” “affirmative action” “diversity” “POlice brutality” and “racism” are NEVER put in quotes?
But let some white person say reverse discrimination and there come the media’s quotation marks
Sounds like a locker room cancer. Panthers should look to replace him ASAP. He is an average safety. Without melanin he wouldn’t play anything other than special teams, if that.
Dear NFL. FIX IT OR DIE.
Not a threat but an educated observation about what you pieces of S*** are bringing upon yourselves
I live in the Charlotte area and used to be a Panthers fan. I now could care less about the Panthers or the NFL in general. They have lost me forever, never going back.
“he doesn’t have a choice”
He has the choice to play your a$$ or have it warm a bench!
Rivera has disappointed me, for supporting this POS
“he doesn’t have a choice”
He has the choice to play your a$$ or have it warm a bench!
Rivera has disappointed me, for supporting this POS
I’ve become so completely disconnected from the NFL that I can’t name more than 2-3 players who weren’t around five years ago when I still have half a damn about pro football. I don’t even know which teams are good and which are bad — except my local Giants, who are so awful that they make even non-sports news headlines here.
Try some reverse psychology - tell him he must kneel.
or
Put up a little circle of yellow tape and say that is the Kneeling area.
Most of the NFL is black. That’s rascist?
Maybe the Panthers could cool this situation down by hiring Rae Carruth to head the newly formed Office of Player/Baby Mama Relations.
What a dumbass! He works for the panthers. He’s got the right the organization says he does. All they need to do is take a knee you don’t t play. Do it 3 times and your backup takes your job. What’s funny is this moron could give a crap about blacks being mistreated. Any wimp can take a knee. It takes balls to defend a flag. If he wants to join Krappernick, then cut him to get on with the protesting.