When Eric Reid signed with the Panthers in September, he made it clear that the signing wouldn’t lead to the dropping of his collusion grievance against the NFL. In fact, his treatment from the league since returning to the field may be strengthening his claim.
Reid was fined $26,739 for his hit on Buccaneers receiver Adam Humphries last week. Reid was not penalized during the game for the hit, and he appeared to hit Humphries in the chest with his arms.
The Panthers safety spoke to reporters on Tuesday and said that he would be adding the NFL’s on-field fines to his collusion claim. Reid contested that the league blackballed and then continued to punish him for his social justice protests during the national anthem.
This was the third fine since Reid joined the Panthers. He had a $10,000 fine rescinded in October for a hit on Zach Ertz. He called this latest fine “blatant” on the NFL’s part.
On top of the fines, Reid has also been mandated for “random” drug tests at a mathematically laughable frequency.
Reid is in the process of appealing this latest fine.
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