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Eric Reid says that his protests are keeping him unsigned
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:33 pm
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Reid's tweet:
Another Reid tweet:
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Two days into free agency, many players have signed with new teams or re-signed with their current ones. Safety Eric Reid isn't one of them. Reid, who was the first player to kneel alongside Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem in protest of racial inequality and systemic oppression, took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to state his feelings on how his protests might be affecting his job search.
Reid's tweet:
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The notion that I can be a great signing for your team for cheap, not because of my skill set but because I’ve protested systemic oppression, is ludicrous. If you think is, then your mindset is part of the problem too.
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Reid went on to express his belief that the league's general managers aren't the ones keeping him from signing a new deal. Rather, the root of the problem is at the ownership level, he said.
Another Reid tweet:
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GMs aren’t the hold up broski. It’s ownership. People who know football know who can play. People who know me, know my character.
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Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:35 pm to LSU Patrick
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Being a dumbass is keeping him from being signed.
I agree with this statement
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:36 pm to High C
Does he think complaining about it will help?
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:36 pm to High C
When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging. He went from being an all time great Tiger to an embarrassment. 
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:36 pm to High C
Nobody said he couldn't kneel.
You can do whatever you want in this great country.
Freedom of speech and expression.
But be prepared for what your actions may result in, and don't be shortsighted.
You can do whatever you want in this great country.
Freedom of speech and expression.
But be prepared for what your actions may result in, and don't be shortsighted.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:36 pm to High C
Or because he’s just not very good
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:37 pm to tunechi
lol- should have thought about the consequences. I hope he goes unsigned.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:38 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Or because he has integrity
That's what you call it, eh? You are a dumbass too.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:38 pm to LSU Patrick
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ng him unsigned
Being a dumbass is keeping him from being signed.
Right back at you redneck trailer trash.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:42 pm to High C
He’ll look back one day when he’s old and realize just how stupid he was. Costing himself a ton of money. I hope it’s worth it
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:43 pm to High C
Don't care what he does in the pro, will always remember how he took that Football away in the Alabama game.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:45 pm to High C
I supported his right to protest, but this is bullshite coming from him.
When you protest, you should do so knowing full well the consequences of your actions. If he didn't foresee this very thing happening, he shouldn't have protested. It also calls into question his true motives for protesting.
But bottom line is he's just not good enough. If he were a Pro-Bowl player, teams would still line up to sign him. He's just not good enough to make up for the distraction he caused.
When you protest, you should do so knowing full well the consequences of your actions. If he didn't foresee this very thing happening, he shouldn't have protested. It also calls into question his true motives for protesting.
But bottom line is he's just not good enough. If he were a Pro-Bowl player, teams would still line up to sign him. He's just not good enough to make up for the distraction he caused.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:45 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
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Or because he has integrity
I’ll take the millions of dollars over what you call integrity any day. I call what he is doing stupidity.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:45 pm to Walt OReilly
Should've considered the consequences of his actions before making his support for Kaepernick and his movement
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:46 pm to High C
Sounds like a personal problem. People are tired of politics and sports. When the consumer doesn’t want it, why would an owner sign him with his type of baggage?
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:47 pm to High C
There’s a choice to be made. He can be a professional athlete and be well paid, or he can be a political protestor and not be paid.
But the time to make that choice was a couple years ago. He made a choice.
But the time to make that choice was a couple years ago. He made a choice.
Posted on 3/16/18 at 1:47 pm to High C
He has every right to protest.....teams have every right not to hire him.
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