Reid was first player to kneel alongside KaepernickSafety says league continues to rob quarterback of his careerEric Reid, the first player to kneel alongside Colin Kaepernick in protest at racial injustice, has attacked the
NFL for using images of the quarterback in a video campaign.
The NFL is running a season-long campaign entitled “It Takes All Of Us” which the league says aims to promote unity across the US and highlight the fight for social justice. In one of the videos, Alicia Keys performs Lift Every Voice and Sing, widely known as the Black national anthem. The video was shown before Thursday night’s season opener and contains footage of Kaepernick kneeling while a member of the San Francisco 49ers.