SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Eric Reid said he hopes that the criticism President Donald Trump directed at NFL players protesting during the national anthem will help bring awareness to the issues that former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick hoped to raise when he began his protest last year. Kaepernick sat during the national anthem because of police brutality and racial discrimination and the protest grew with a handful of other players like Reid joining Kaepernick. “I think Colin should be in the NFL,” Reid said. Reid stressed his protest is not about Trump but about the issues he cares so passionately about. His comments on two issues have directly related to these issues but my protest is not about the president.”The 49ers held meetings Monday to discuss how they will handle protests and the national anthem on Sunday in Arizona.

Source: National Post September 27, 2017 22:18 UTC