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Eric Reid and Malcolm Jenkins turned the fight for racial

Reid then went on offense with his postgame comments Andre Dillard Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys , calling the Eagles safety and co-founder of The Players Coalition �a sellout.�Reid split from the coalition last year because Jenkins had excluded Colin Kaepernick from meetings, and asked players if they would stop protesting during the national anthem if the NFL made a charitable donation to causes they support. Reid, who signed with the Carolina Panthers in September, said he believed he no longer had shared interests with the socially-active coalition and would continue on his own path with the unsigned Kaepernick, who was the first player to sit and then kneel during the anthem to protest racism and police brutality.�We believe a lot of players should have stepped up for Colin,� Reid said Sunday after the Panthers beat the Eagles 21-17. �I believe Malcolm capitalized on the situation. He co-opted the movement that was started by Colin to get his organization funded. It�s cowardly. He sold us out.�Jenkins took the high road when told in the Eagles� locker room of the criticism.�I�m not going to get up here and say anything negative about that man,� Jenkins said. �I respect him. I�m glad he has a job. I�m glad he�s back in the league. I�ll leave it like that.�Reid, who was not supposed to be at midfield, and Jenkins jawed at each other shortly before kickoff.Reid continued his tradition of taking a knee during �The Star-Spangled Banner,� while none of his Carolina teammates joined him or stood near him at midfield. Reid is trying to call attention to social and racial injustice.�It�s systematic oppression which is what I�m protesting and neocolonialism,� he said. �Man Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys 2019 , it keeps happening.�Reid has essentially accused of Jenkins of running The Players Coalition through a dependence on the NFL. The league is committing $90 million over the next seven years to social justice causes in a three-segment plan that involves players.Reid said Jenkins� goal was to always have the NFL fund the coalition.�That�s what he set out to do,� Reid said.Reid insisted he didn�t set out to confront Jenkins. But that�s what happened before kickoff. Reid, playing his third game with the Panthers, had to be restrained by players and coaches and stared down Jenkins during player introductions. Reid continued to pop off toward the Eagles sideline after an early tackle, clearly fired up by his showdown with Jenkins.�As long as we�re able to keep him under control, I don�t even want to use that word �control,� but as long as we�re able to try and get him calm so we can get focused and back on playing the game, I really do appreciate the effort he put in playing the game,� Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.Reid hit Carson Wentz well after a handoff and Zach Ertz gamely tried to defend his QB. Ertz charged at Reid, who put his head down and flipped the tight end with a WWE-style slam onto the turf. Both players received personal foul penalties.�He ran up on me,� Reid said. �That�s a football play. Whenever there�s an exchange Mens Andre Dillard Jersey , the quarterback is a running back.�Reid, signed by the Panthers when safety Da�Norris Searcy suffered a season-ending concussion, wore a T-shirt reading �I KNOW MY RIGHTS� in the locker room and refused to ease up on Jenkins or apologize for wiping out Ertz.�I think it was James Baldwin that said, �To be black in America and to be relatively conscious is to be in a constant state of anger,'� Reid said. �I�m in a constant state of anger.�He filed a grievance against the NFL alleging teams colluded against signing him during free agency because he knelt during the national anthem alongside Kaepernick and was out of work until Searcy was hurt. Kaepernick also has filed a grievance alleging he was not signed because of collusion by owners who wanted him out of the league because of his protests.�Eric Reid!!! Enough said!!!� Kaepernick tweeted in response to Reid�s comments, adding the hashtag #ImWithReid.Jenkins said he was glad Reid had returned to the league, and his play has proved it � Reid appeared to intercept Wentz�s overthrown pass to seal the win, but the play was overturned on a video review.�There�s no question about his talent and what he deserves,� Jenkins said. �I definitely think his stance was the reason he was on the street for as long as he was. I�ve maintained that the entire time he was out of the league and I still maintain that now.� PHILADELPHIA (AP) � The Philadelphia Eagles are back in a familiar role with a different disguise.The defending Super Bowl champions traded in the dog masks for ski masks, but they're still playoff underdogs for the second straight year.Their road is much tougher this time around, however. The Eagles (9-7) are trying to become only the third No. 6 seed to win it all Youth Andre Dillard Jersey , joining the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers and 2010 Green Bay Packers. Philadelphia starts its quest Sunday against the Chicago Bears (12-4).Last year, the Eagles had the luxury of a first-round bye and two home games but few expected them to do much with backup quarterback Nick Foles.They were the first No. 1 seed to be an underdog in their opening playoff game, a 15-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Lane Johnson and Chris Long donned dog masks after that game to symbolize the team's underdog status and it spread throughout the city and continued gaining momentum with each win.The Eagles were 3-point underdogs against the Vikings in the NFC championship game and won 38-7. They were 4½-point underdogs against the Patriots in the Super Bowl when Foles earned MVP honors in a 41-33 victory.On wild-card weekend, the combined total of the spread of the other three games is 5½ points while the Bears are 6-point favorites against the Eagles."To be an underdog and get back to that, we had to go through a lot as a team because we didn't start out that way this year; it was actually the opposite," Foles said Wednesday. "Then we went through some growing pains. We had to fight through it. It's brought us closer together what's happened, the ups and downs, it's made us strong mentally."Foles began the season under center because Carson Wentz wasn't ready following knee surgery that forced him out of the lineup in December 2017. The Eagles were 1-1 when Wentz returned in Week 3 and played inconsistent for most of the season. Following a 29-23 overtime loss at Dallas in Week 14, the Eagles were 6-7 and their playoff chances were slim. Then Wentz was sidelined by a back injury.But Foles stepped in and led Philadelphia, a 13½-point underdog, to a 30-23 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 16. Foles set a franchise record with 471 yards passing in a 32-30 comeback win over Houston the following game and the Eagles secured a playoff berth with a 24-0 rout over Washington coupled with Chicago's win at Minnesota."I know how our team has really fought this last month of the season Cheap Andre Dillard Jersey , last six weeks," coach Doug Pederson said. "And it does give you a little comfort knowing that we've kind of went through this grind and we're here now and we have to continue to grind and continue to work. But I don't think it's any easier. It's a different team again. Different set of circumstances. We have to travel; if we're fortunate to win, we have to be on the road again. It feels different. But the excitement is the same."The ski masks came out in Dallas when players on defense decided to wear them after a turnover. The team had nine takeaways in the first 12 games and nine after using the ski masks as motivation."The ski mask thing is more fun for the guys," defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz said. "Anything that can promote some camaraderie and things like that are all good. But the turnovers come when you do your job and make the plays that come to you."The Eagles and Foles have been at their best the past two seasons when few people expect them to have success. They aren't concerned with low expectations."People have doubted us, but the only thing that matters is the people in this building, the people in the locker room, what we think, because that's who is stepping on the playing field," Foles said. "It's special to be a part of a group of people that can come together when everyone doubts you and play at a high level."