United States President Donald Trump sent a firestorm across NFL locker rooms last Friday. Trump referred to a group of protesting players as “sons of bi-----“ who should be fired.
Unsurprisingly, Sunday featured several league-wide protests and displays of unity prior to the playing of the national anthem. These protests are nothing new. Colin Kaepernick began the movement during the preseason of 2016 by taking a knee during the anthem. Eric Reid joined shortly thereafter.
The goal of Reid’s protest is to bring awareness and incite change to the social injustices that take place in America.