Eric Reid Resumes Kneeling Protest During National Anthem

Eric Reid, the N.F.L. safety who knelt alongside Colin Kaepernick as the national anthem played before games in 2016, has resumed protesting, taking a knee during the anthem before his first game with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Reid signed a free-agent deal with the Panthers during Carolina’s bye-week after remaining unsigned after leaving the San Francisco 49ers, where he had been teammates with Kaepernick.

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The decision to continue the protest, which is intended to raise awareness of police brutality and societal inequity for people of color, was not a surprise considering Reid’s strong statements in the past, but he technically left the door…