As long as you focus on getting better at one thing a day it accumulates.
— Eric Reid
You know you can't satisfy anybody.
Football is a game.
Guys that are playing in the preseason are one play away from being a starter.
My mother served in the Armed Forces.
My faith is ultimately what led me to start protesting and it's what continues to drive me.
It was always my dream to go to LSU and play football.
I try to look at myself to get better as a player.
I majored in business at LSU before I left.
I do like playing strong safety.
I mean, football is a violent sport.
We'll continue to hold America to the standard it says on paper that we're all created equal because it's not that way right now. But we're going to keep pushing towards that.
My goal every day is just to get better at something.
Any time you do something - a protest - you know there's going to be backlash.
I believe I've got to speak up for my people.
In fact, my mom would have gone to the Persian Gulf War had she not been pregnant with me.
I have a military background in my family.
We have to speak up for those who can't do it for themselves.
I've been very fortunate and blessed to have been able to play football at LSU.
For one, when has Jay-Z ever taken a knee to come out and tell us that we're past kneeling? Yes, he's done a lot of great work, a lot of great social justice work. But for you to get paid to go into an NFL press conference and say that we're past kneeling? Again, asinine.
I think that's awesome to have a former player in the GM role, somebody that not only understands the game of football but has played the game of football.
I think players on all teams are close.
Ever since the eighth grade, I can honestly say I cut out carbonated drinks from my diet and started focusing on hydrating my body well. It's a message that needs to get out, especially in the south.
We want our president to be a president and not threaten to shut down the government over a wall. To change the oppression that happens in this country, it has no place in the world, let alone America.
When it comes to the NFLPA, I don't have problem saying what's right, whether it upsets somebody or not.
We have to lower our guard and know saying something's wrong isn't a bad thing.
In the stands, I've always heard the people yelling. When I'm in the community, when I get approached, I can honestly say I've not had anybody say stop kneeling in public. It's all been supportive.
Three of my uncles served in the Armed Forces.
Faith without works is dead.
I'd like to think I improve every day. That's the goal. I try to.
I try not to look too far ahead.
I have a job to do, so I'm gonna do it.
I trust my ability to play in any defense.
I've had concussions, and I'm still here. I still love the sport.
If I have another concussion and I don't feel like I can play anymore, then I won't.
