I’m not going to spend too long telling you about the recent op-ed written by San Francisco 49ers strong safety Eric Reid and published in the New York Times. That would take away from Reid’s short, powerful message that should be read by every single person who thinks they have an opinion on the protest that Reid takes part in.
Reid talks about former teammate Colin Kaepernick, who started the movement, and points out what I believe to be true: that anybody who knows how football works knows that Kaepernick is out of the league for reasons other than his play on the field.