Torrey Smith hopes Panthers ask him about signing Eric Reid

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith wants the chance to endorse free-agent safety Eric Reid to his team's management.

"Honestly, with our injuries, I hope he ends up here,'' Smith said Tuesday, according to David Newton of ESPN. "I know how he is as a talent. If this is something where they come and talk to me about him, I'll be glad to talk about him as a player, as a person. He's one of the best men I've been around, so I hope that is something that can happen for us because I know that with the injuries we have, he's a guy that can help this team."

The Panthers lost veteran Da'Norris Searcy to injured reserve last week after he suffered a concussion.

Reid remains unsigned after his rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers concluded at the end of the 2017 season.

The first-round pick of the 2013 NFL Draft was one of the first players league-wide to join former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest police brutality and social injustice.

"I think we all know why he hasn't received a call,'' Smith said.

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"I really hope he gets a shot. He deserves it, and it's not right what's happened to him,'' he said.

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