On Sunday onwards Eric Reid has resumed his NFL career. After that, he had again taken a knee while the national anthem is being played.
In his first game with the Carolina Panthers, his safety was embraced by his teammates. Julius peppers remain in the locker room while the national anthem is being played before the last game in the last year’s encounter. Thus this defensive action of Eric Reid took everyone in surprise as well as Reid. This action of peppers annoyed him.
After this incident, as per the latest report, Eric took the decision to kneel and shared his opinion among his fans that his country has made no progress in terms of social justice. As per the report he his country has forwarded baby steps in its path to attain the social justice. This is why in his statement he told that you can come at him with all sorts of hatred but it will not alter the matter of the truth or fact at his end.
The report also mentioned that Reid in his statement also mentioned he will stop kneeling when the right time will arrive. Thus it created a buzz among his fan followings. Reid made headlines along the former SanFrancisco 49 years of a teammate. Reid and Kaepernick together have raised the voice of such a social injustice and police brutality in 2016 season.
Thus the legend makes a heroic comeback in the eyes of his fans by kneeling before the national anthem and taking a stand against the social injustice which is affecting his country’s growth. Hence these types of players make a remarkable mark in the eyes of millions of audience who were present in the scenario at the stadium. Thus, this deed of Eric Reid will be remembered for decades and years to come.
Source: washingtonpost.com, charlotteobserver.com
