Panthers' Reid elaborates on reason for feud with Eagles' Jenkins

Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid remains angry with Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins for the actions he took as a member of the Players Coalition, and Reid expanded on the reason for the feud Sunday.

Following an Oct. 21 victory over the Eagles, Reid said Jenkins sold him and Colin Kaepernick out, alluding to the group agreeing on a partnership with the NFL that would contribute $90 million to groups and causes the coalition endorses.

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Reid elaborated on his ire toward Jenkins following Carolina's win over the Baltimore Ravens.

"We were brought in under the premise that the NFL wanted to use their resources to help the black community," Reid said, according to Joe Person of The Athletic. "We established within the first five minutes of that meeting that we weren't there to negotiate an end to the protest. After about an hour and a half of talking, (Texans owner) Bob McNair says, 'I think the elephant in the room is this protesting.' (Bills owner) Terry Pegula follows up with, 'Yeah, I've already lost two sponsors from my hockey team. We need to put a Band-Aid on this and we need a black figurehead to do it.'

"(Eagles owner Jeffrey) Lurie says, 'We can do more for the black community (than) you can ever imagine with our resources.' Bob McNair then says, 'Yeah, just make sure you tell your comrades to stop that protesting business.'"

Reid left the Players Coalition in late 2017, largely due to Jenkins' actions. He confronted Jenkins prior to the Oct. 21 game, then called him a neocolonialist afterward.

Reid is continuing to kneel during the national anthem, a protest of police brutality and systemic inequality that he's kept up since the Panthers signed him in September.

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