Teams signed quarterbacks from the Arena Football League, retired players, players who had never been starters — but not Kaepernick. Reid, who was a starting safety for the 49ers the past five seasons, was the first player to join Kaepernick’s protest. Throughout last season, Reid continued to kneel. Of course, hundreds of NFL players kneeled during the season after President Trump profanely declared at a September rally that he wished NFL owners would respond to players kneeling by saying, “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. Last season, he played free safety, strong safety and even some linebacker for the 49ers.

Source: Washington Post May 13, 2018 23:15 UTC