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Better get down to the bank and cash all those protest checks
you're getting.

Eric Reid said in December that he knew his protests of systemic
racism during pregame national anthems might make him an
unwanted man in NFL free agency this offseason. Now, the former
San Francisco 49ers safety may be proving himself right.

Four days after teams were permitted to start negotiating with
unsigned veterans, the 26-year-old defensive back has yet to
find a new home. Reid took to Twitter on Friday to say that lack
of interest from teams has nothing to do with personnel
executives and general managers passing on his skill set.
Instead, Reid suggested, it has everything to do with team
"ownership."

"GMs aren't the holdup, broski," Reid said to a fan. "It's
ownership. People who know football know who can play. People
who know me know my character."

Eric Reid
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@E_Reid35
GMs aren’t the hold up broski. It’s ownership. People who know
football know who can play. People who know me, know my
character.
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A first-round draft pick by the Niners in 2013, Reid also
tweeted that "the notion that I can be a great signing for your
team for cheap not because of my skill set but because I've
protested systemic oppression is ludicrous."

Contrary to a statement from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport that
"literally no (other) safeties have signed" in the first week of
free agency, other veterans at the position, including Marcus
Gilchrist, have, in fact, inked new contracts. Reid, meanwhile,
has yet to be linked to any team.

The safety has missed nine games over the last two seasons with
injuries, but he also consistently ranked among San Francisco's
leading tacklers, posting at least 60 in all but one of his five
years with the 49ers.

A Pro Bowler in 2013, when he intercepted a career-high four
passes, Reid is perhaps best known for his efforts to protest
injustice alongside fellow ex-Niner Colin Kaepernick. The first
of dozens of NFL players to join Kaepernick in either kneeling,
sitting or raising a fist during pregame anthems to protest
police brutality and systemic racism starting in 2016, he
ultimately played a founding role in the Players Coalition, a
group that -- albeit after his departure -- earned $89 million
in support from the NFL.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/eric-reid-says-he-isnt-being- signed-because-nfl-owners-disliked-his-protests/

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