Player
Eric Reid
S (retired)
Eric Reid: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
7-year career across SF and CAR. 1x Pro Bowler — as a rookie in 2013. The Kaepernick-era SF safety.
MilestoneCareer honors
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 1 (2013, rookie) |
| Career INTs | 10+ |
| Career tackles | 500+ |
| SF tenure | 2013-2017 |
| CAR tenure | 2018-2019 |
He kneeled with Colin Kaepernick during the 2016 anthem — co-leader of the NFL anthem protests.
RareReid anthem activism
| Year | Note |
|---|---|
| 2016 | Kneeled with Kaepernick |
| 2017 | Continued protests |
| 2018 | FA, no signings until late |
| Lawsuit | Filed collusion grievance |
He filed a collusion grievance against the NFL in 2018 — settled in 2019. The first S to sue the league.
SplitReid NFL lawsuit
| Detail | Note |
|---|---|
| Filed | May 2018 |
| Type | Collusion grievance |
| Co-plaintiff with | Kaepernick |
| Settled | 2019 (~$10M shared) |
His 2018 CAR signing came 6 months into FA — the longest gap for a former Pro Bowl S of his era.
TrendReid 2018 FA timeline
| Detail | Note |
|---|---|
| FA opened | March 2018 |
| Signed (CAR) | Sept 2018 |
| Gap | 6 months |
| 2018 stats | 73 tkl, 1 INT |
His 1 Pro Bowl came as a rookie — only ~5 safeties have made a PB as rookies in the 2010s.
Comparison2010s rookie-PB safeties
| Player | Year | Tm |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Reid | 2013 | SF |
| Kam Chancellor | - | - |
| Earl Thomas | - | SEA |
| Eric Berry | - | KC |
He retired at age 28 in 2020 after CAR released him — a forced ending after 2 productive years.
AnomalyReid CAR years
| Year | Tkls | INTs |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 73 | 1 |
| 2019 | 130 | 1 |
| Released | March 2020 | - |
| Comeback | None | - |
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