CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Eric Reid still hasn't said whether he will take a knee or partake in another kind of protest against social injustice during the national anthem on Sunday prior to his first game for the Carolina Panthers.
The free safety's new teammates aren't worried about what he will do.
"Hey, no one cares," wide receiver Torrey Smith said on Wednesday as the Panthers prepared for the visiting New York Giants (1 p.m. ET, Fox). "It's not like he's out there and coach calls Cover 3 or man-to-man, he's going to take a knee and let his guy run by.