Eric Reid and the Panthers are going their separate ways. On Wednesday, the veteran safety took to Twitter to announce that he will be released by the club: 
“It’s been a pleasure Carolina! I enjoyed my time and the support I received from the fans, media, teammates, and staff there will be remembered. Looking forward to furthering my career in another city!”
The Panthers subsequently confirmed the move. This will end a two-year tenure with Carolina.
Reid, 28, hasn’t been on the open market since 2018. In that offseason, he was forced to wait until September before landing the deal. Some believe that Reid’s relationship with Colin Kaepernick and role in national anthem protests hampered his market. Others pointed to the NFL’s safety market stagnating league-wide – other notable safeties also struggled to find substantial dollars in that cycle. In truth, both were likely factors.
This time around, Reid should fare much better. Last season, Reid started in all 16 games and thrived as he was deployed in blitz action. He finished out the year with four sacks and an eye-popping 130 tackles, good for a brand new career best.
Reid was set to play out the final two years of the three-year extension he signed in February of 2019. Instead, the Panthers will drop him to save $3MM against $5MM in dead money. Per the terms of his deal, his 2020 salary would have shifted to a full guarantee on the third day of the league year had he remained on the roster.
The release comes as a surprise, though the Panthers have been in full rebuild mode all throughout the offseason. After cutting ties with head coach Ron Rivera and tight end Greg Olsen, the club kicked things into high gear this week by putting quarterback Cam Newton on the trade block.
Cheap deal to replace Harmon in New England maybe?!??
Gross! He can join his bf Kaepernick and stay unemployed
If that’s why you don’t want a player, winning isn’t very important to you. Besides, he’ll find a home.
No because he’s trash and Bill wouldn’t put up with his bs anyway
You’re so ignorant, wow, I’m appalled
Your comments are trash
Yeah, a guy protesting social injustice. We can’t have that in America. Root for murderers, rapists, and support an owner who engages in prostitution.
It’s all about having standards/ethics …
Getting a HJ is “prostitution” right. Idiot
Actually, the act of selling sexual acts in exchange for cash is indeed, by definition, “prostitution.” Think before you call someone else an idiot, and stop watching so much mainstream news. The slow, steady drip of propaganda rots your brain.
Would love him in Seattle but idk if we have a need
F him for kneeling piece of trash
He’s got the right to do it
Cleveland needs to sign him as they have a need at both safety spots.
His skills have diminished and teams don’t want the bad press.
He is entering prime years for a safety, is coming off an effective year, and it’s only bad press for fan bases that don’t understand basic principles of freedom in a constitutional democracy.
Was it a good year? If your safety is making 130 tackles, chances are it’s because your team is bad. I mean good for the ability to tackle but that was never a question. If his coverage ability is slipping though he may be worse off than 2018.
Thank you ..
28 is not prime years for a safety
Disagree. More safeties are effective into their 30s than other positions. Lots of instinctual elements to the position. Maybe not prime, but 28 isn’t old yet either
Go kneel in the unemployment line.
Only if there’s a Us flag in the lobby of the unemployment center.
That’s outstanding
Dallas please
nah we don’t want him. he can kneel some where else and put all the attention on himself which is what he wants.
Im sure he will definitely find a spot. Don’t get me wrong, his kneeling is definitely something i don’t like but its his right as an American to do so. Just not done in the right possible time and spot. But again that’s his right.