Eric Reid, the N.F.L. safety who knelt alongside Colin Kaepernick as the national anthem played before games in 2016, has resumed protesting, taking a knee during the anthem before his first game with the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Reid signed a free-agent deal with the Panthers during Carolina’s bye-week after remaining unsigned after leaving the San Francisco 49ers, where he had been teammates with Kaepernick.
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The decision to continue the protest, which is intended to raise awareness of police brutality and societal inequity for people of color, was not a surprise considering Reid’s strong statements in the past, but he technically left the door open to not kneel after signing with the Panthers.