Many NFL players believe Eric Reid’s decision to join Colin Kaepernick in protesting racial discrimination and police brutality is why he went so long without a job in the league.
In that sense, Richard Sherman, who’s been outspoken in favor of players protesting during the national anthem in the past, doesn’t believe Reid signing with the Carolina Panthers on Thursday is a big deal for the movement.
“A football team signing a good football player isn’t really a good landmark, in my opinion,” Sherman said. “Too little too late for it to be a landmark now.
“If someone had signed him in March, and gave him the deal that he deserved, then sure.