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Eric Reid says he will no longer protest during national anthem: report

Don't look for Eric Reid to take a knee when the national anthem is played during the 2018 football season.

The former LSU safety and current NFL free agent told ESPN Thursday (March 22) he planned to take a "different approach" to protesting police brutality against minorities.

Reid, who played all five of his NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, spoke while he attended the Stanford pro day in support of his brother, Justin, a former Stanford safety who played his junior season in 2017.

"I'm not saying I'm going to stop being active because I won't," Eric Reid said, via ESPN.