‘This is about systemic oppression’: Eric Reid becomes the voice of 49ers’ protest with criticism of Pence
By Cindy Boren October 9 at 2:42 PM
49ers kneel during the playing of the national anthem in Indianapolis. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press)
Eric Reid took a knee Sunday during the national anthem, just as he has most of the time since his former teammate, Colin Kaepernick, first drew attention for doing so during the San Francisco 49ers’ preseason games of 2016.
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“I have the utmost respect for the military, for the anthem, for the flag. So I will say that every time ya’ll interview me. This is about systemic oppression that has been rampant in this country for decades on top of decades. And I will continue to say and encourage people to educate themselves of how we got to where are today, because it didn’t happen overnight. And it’s not going to happen overnight to fix these issues, so we’re going to keep talking about it.