I had hoped the Carolina Panthers would sign Eric Reid, the fine safety from the San Francisco 49ers. I wrote that last week. But Reid, who has the second most famous knee in the NFL, did not sign with Carolina or, at this writing, anywhere else.
For two seasons he has taken a knee during the national anthem. Smart and aware, Reid says he won’t do that next season, that he’ll use alternate methods to call attention to some of our country’s inequities.
The Panthers did get a nice consolation prize, and that’s cornerback Ross Cockrell, whom Carolina last week signed to a two-year $6.