So as more time passes, the more Eric Reid comes off as a clown with his comments about his time with the Niners. (this comes up because CAR is playing at SF this week) I really liked him when he was with the Niners, honestly looked past the kneeling because he was just a dude with an opinion but also a good Safety. The Niners didn't disrespect him, they let everyone who wanted to kneel do so, their were no repercussions for those that did, the team stood by them exercising their free speech and at the end of that year Kaep was given the Len Eshmont team award. Reid himself wasn't cut, the Niners just chose not to re-sign him so spare me this persecution complex and no one with the team or who has left since then has had anything bad to say about how they handled it. F him
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers strong safety Eric Reid wouldn't use the words "revenge" or "bitter" to describe his feelings about Sunday's game against unbeaten San Francisco.
"I just don't forget," Reid said Wednesday about facing his former team as the Panthers (4-2) prepared for the 49ers (6-0).
This will be Reid's first game as an opponent at San Francisco, where he first took a knee with quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2016 and was not re-signed following the 2017 season after filing a collusion grievance against the NFL.
From the end of the 2017 season until the Panthers signed him in late September 2018, Reid went unsigned after the NFLPA filed a grievance on his behalf, accusing the league of blackballing him for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest social injustice.
This past offseason, the Panthers signed Reid to a new three-year deal worth slightly more than $22 million. He has kneeled during the anthem before every game at Carolina.
Kaepernick, who also filed a grievance against the NFL, hasn't played since the 2016 season. Both players' grievances against the league have been settled.
All of that factors into how Reid feels about the San Francisco organization that made him the 18th pick of the 2013 draft.
"Definitely the way Colin was treated. Definitely the way I feel like I was treated there," Reid said when talking about his emotions toward the team. "The way they run the organization. Ask anybody who has been there and they'll tell you the same."
Reid also wasn't happy the 49ers moved him from strong safety to a hybrid safety/linebacker position in 2017 to replace linebacker NaVorro Bowman, who was released after the team failed to meet his request for a trade.
"I remember they changed my position in a contract year," said Reid, selected to the Pro Bowl at safety as a rookie. "I remember they released NaVorro, who led the league in tackles [in 2015], and asked me to play his position.
"They told me it was best for the team. I disagreed. I thought the NFL tackling leader was best for the team, but I did what I was told."
Carolina coach Ron Rivera said he was not worried about Reid's emotions being a factor when reminded of the heated exchange between Reid and Malcolm Jenkins during last year's game at Philadelphia.
An assistant coach and official had to restrain Reid away from the Philadelphia Eagles' safety during player introductions. After the game, Reid called Jenkins a "sellout" because Jenkins stopped kneeling after the NFL donated $100 million to the Players Coalition for causes important to the coalition.
"Guys play for whatever their reasons are, and Eric has his own reason," Rivera said. "Eric will do what he does. He's a professional. He gets on the field and plays the game the way it needs to be played. I'm not worried about Eric."
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