- Pro Bowl safety Eric Reid, who was among the first players to join quarterback Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee to protest police brutality, on Monday said NFL efforts to address social justice issues were “half-hearted at best.”
The opening weekend of the NFL season saw players stage pre-game protests from coast-to-coast taking a knee during the playing of the U.S. national anthem once again putting a spotlight on racism and inequality. “What the @NFL is doing is half-hearted at best,” tweeted Reid, who signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2018 after being released by the 49ers. “@nflcommish has gotten comfortable saying he ‘was wrong’ as if his mere acknowledgement reconciles his admitted wrongdoing.”
Kaepernick, the Black San Francisco 49ers quarterback who four years ago sparked controversy and helped reinvigorate the Black Lives Matter movement by kneeling during the anthem, had faced heavy backlash early on and has gone unsigned since the 2016 season. He filed a collusion grievance against NFL owners in 2017.
Half hearted effort is what most journalists do !!
I think more diversity is needed, such as including more Asian players and reducing the over representation of black players!
That’s why he home