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Eric Reid on 49ers' Blackout Tuesday Tweet: 'Think You Meant Blackball Tuesday'

Former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid took exception to the team taking part in the "Blackout Tuesday" movement on Twitter.

Reid responded to the Niners' tweet with a message to the organization:

Reid's tweet comes one day after he also criticized 49ers CEO Jed York, saying "Nobody wants your money Jed" after York pledged to donate $1 million to organizations committed to creating change.

In a separate exchange with Torrey Smith, who played alongside Reid and Colin Kaepernick with San Francisco during the 2016 season, the two disagreed on how York handled Reid and Kaepernick protesting during the national anthem:

Kaepernick and then Reid were the first two NFL players to take a knee during the national anthem in 2016 to protest racial injustice and police violence.