Safety Eric Reid is back in the NFL after being unemployed since March.
The former 49er on Thursday inked a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers despite joining Colin Kaepernick in filing a grievance against the NFL alleging owners colluded to keep them out of the league after they began protesting racial discrimination and police brutality during the national anthem in 2016.
Kaepernick remains unsigned, but has been back in the news after recently landing an endorsement deal with Nike, which made him the face of a popular new ad campaign. The Panthers are the second known team to show interest in Reid.