Look, I’m not that interested in whether Eric Reid kneels during the national anthem for the Carolina Panthers.
I’m very interested in whether he can keep up with Julio Jones on a deep route or make an open-field tackle on Alvin Kamara.
Bravo to the Panthers for ignoring the noise and making a progressive hire by signing Reid — who became known as the first person to kneel alongside quarterback Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem in 2016 — to a one-year contract Tuesday.
It undoubtedly helps that David Tepper, Carolina’s new owner, has basically given his players permission to protest social injustice however they choose.