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Eric Reid Explains Why He Continues To Kneel During The National Anthem

by Staff Reporter

August 28, 2017169 Comments

Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports

Former LSU and current San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid spoke with reporters on Sunday and explained why he resumed the protest of kneeling during the National Anthem.

Reid stood for the National Anthem during the 49ers first two preseason game this year but resumed his protest on Sunday. Per ForTheWin:

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“What I was upset about was the false narrative being told about us. People were saying that we’re un-American, that we were against police entirely. And that just wasn’t true. At first, I thought that was a small sacrifice to pay to get the word out, to raise that awareness. And I settled with thinking raising that awareness was victory.

Then fast forward to Charlottesville and people see what an un-American protest really looks like. What Colin and Eli (Harold) and I did was peaceful protest fueled by faith in God to help make our country a better place. And I feel like I need to regain control of that narrative and not let people say what we’re doing is un-American. Because it’s not. It’s completely American. We’re doing it because want equality for everybody. We want our country to be a better place.”

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Stingray•105 months

Screw Reid and the NFL

DocJerome•105 months

Both will be successful with or without you.

Mulerider•105 months

You don't protest a police force by showing a lack of respect to the greatest country in the history of mankind. The country that has made you a multi millionaire. Please move to another country if you have it so bad in this one.

DocJerome•105 months

Why should he move when he has a legitimate justice claim in the country his ancestors built. FYI, . . . He is not protesting a police force. Do a little research.

Mulerider•105 months

Injustices to his ancestors? No one on earth has ancestors that did not have injustices produced against them. The USA has given Mr. Reid any other person that has had the honor to live in this country more opportunity to succeed than any nation or society in the history of mankind. If you want to see true injustice, visit Africa or South America. You know not what you speak of DocJerome.

Space Cowboy•105 months

He is a retard.

DocJerome•105 months

I remember this old saying, "Takes one to know one."

SomeLSUguy•105 months

You make how much money (because of this great country you live in and the people who have died for that flag) and the best thing you can do to try and make a difference is kneel during the national anthem?!?!? That is such a copout at this point. Do something that is going to make a difference if you truly want to make a change.

Placebeaux•105 months

How you gonna knell for the past year then fast forward to Charlottesville? And how is it that the Charlottesville protest is unamerican and the Berkley shite isnt?

Magazine St•105 months

So we're siding with "Neo" Nazis now?
Wow, talk about disrespecting the flag and our brothers at arms....

justustm2•105 months

If you dont know the answer to your question, you are beyond saving. If you do t think NeoNazis, the KKK and white supremacists are unamerican,than there is not anything to discuss. If your morality floor is below hatred and bigotry, you are in unAmerican as well.

Placebeaux•105 months

Not siding with Antifa is not unAmerican. There are more than two sides of this. This thought of absolutism is insane. The far extremists on either side are unAmerican. frick antifa and frick the klan.

eugene1928LSU•105 months

HEy eric, Listen to Jim Brown before you go disrespecting the country and flag. Until then you are just an uneducated racist idiot.

DocJerome•105 months

After reading what you just posted, I am certain that you should not be calling Eric Reid uneducated.

eugene1928LSU•105 months

reckon so doc

biglego•105 months

Sick burn, Doc!! Sick burn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jeff70121•105 months

It's disrespect for the hundreds of thousands who've died protecting our freedoms.

ssgtiger•105 months

Have you served?

YellowShoe•105 months

including freedom to protest.

geauxbrown•105 months

Eric is a smart kid....but if he believes that he can control the narrative of kneeling during our National Anthem, I'm afraid he's miscalculating the American public.

Vernonbrew22•105 months

You have a good point.

namvet6566•105 months

Depends on how you look at it.
He never watched his buddies shipped home in a coffin with the American flag draped on it

Prairievillian•105 months

Is he protesting someone shipped home in a coffin with the American flag draped on it?

CBarkleytruth•105 months

So very well said. He has no concept of the reality of war and thanks to people like you neither do I. Liberals like prairievillain will always deflect from the truth. My thanks go to you and every other American whether white, black, brown, red, that sacrificed so that we have the ability to sit peacefully and listen to our national anthem which specifically notes the battlefields that were required so that we would be so fortunate.

Thank you, namvet.

rattlebucket•105 months

No eric. You want to be an attention mongering douche. You succeeded.

weptiger•105 months

"I made a stupid mistake, am too stubborn to admit it....so, I will just double down on my bad decision. Forgive me." - Eric Reid

PortCityTiger82•105 months

What the hell does that have to do with respecting the national anthem? Lost any respect I had left for Reid. A couple of cops, half of which were justified, shot someone and a few idiots have a rally so I'm going to disrespect our great nation on TV for attention. GTFOH

STRIPES•105 months

I have no respect for Eric Reid.

Drizzt•105 months

Reid is an embarrassment

airfernando•105 months

He can say anything he wants and possibly be true except when he brings God into it. God absolutely 1000% wants him to be forgiving and not dwelling on this stuff.

DocJerome•105 months

God spoke to you so you could let Eric know when he reads your post? Nice.

Schmelly•105 months

For the love of God, somebody please layout the criteria that will help his people get these things that will make them equal already. sheeesh

DocJerome•105 months

We'll let you know very soon.

biglego•105 months

Seriously. I'm ready to just pay the fricking reparations if it'll make his people quit bitching and better themselves.

biglego•105 months

Reid said in an interview last year that he's never felt oppressed. But I guess if enough liberals keep telling you you're oppressed then you might start believing it.

luciouslou•105 months

i said he before ill say it again.
He WAS a part of tiger nation. he is no longer welcome!

B_LSU90•105 months

Find another way to protest. It's that simple

YellowShoe•105 months

You get to decide how someone protests?

BowDownToLSU•105 months

My employer will not let me have rebel flags in my truck YellowShoe, but I can ride anywhere I want to on my time with it in my truck just not on my employers dime... now keep politics and protesting out of NFL ... snowflake

km•105 months

Athlete privilege

Vacherie Saint•105 months

So disrespecting the national anthem is "not un-American"? That's interesting.

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