Eric Reid was grateful to be back in the league Ian Thomas Jersey , and to be able to engage in his personal form of non-violent protest.But the absence of the guy he knelt next to for so long made his first game back with the Panthers difficult for him.Via Jason Reid of The Undefeated, Reid said that the continued unemployment of quarterback Colin Kaepernick made it a difficult day for him.鈥淚t鈥檚 bittersweet,鈥?Reid said. 鈥淚 won the game, but Colin is at home with my kids. He should be playing.鈥滱s he did when they were together, Reid took a knee during the national anthem yesterday Curtis Samuel Color Rush Jersey , to draw attention to police brutality and racial inequality. Reid knows that political opportunists and their willing followers will try to turn it into something else, but he was steadfast.鈥淓verybody in this [locker room], everybody who watches this game [and] everybody in this country knows what we鈥檙e talking about,” Reid said. “It鈥檚 the truth. You can鈥檛 deny it. We鈥檝e just got to do more to make this better. . . .鈥淧eople who don鈥檛 want things to change, people who want to maintain the status quo . . . they have to subvert. They have to distract. They have to redirect from what we鈥檙e trying to accomplish. We have to stay strong. We have to stay diligent.鈥滲efore Reid signed with the Panthers prior to their bye Daeshon Hall Jersey , he was part of a backpack giveaway with the Lower Eastside Girls Club of New York, providing school supplies for underprivileged students. That’s just one of the roles he’s been happy to take on, and he made it clear after his first game back that he’d continued to work toward causes that were meaningful to him.And before he knelt again, he told coach Ron Rivera of his plans, though he said he wasn’t looking for permission. And he was supported by teammates Trai Turner Color Rush Jersey , including future Hall of Fame defensive end Julius Peppers (whose staying in the locker room for one anthem was the previous high-water mark of Panthers protest).鈥淚 told him earlier in the week I was going to support him regardless, whatever he did,鈥?Peppers said. 鈥淚 wanted to make sure he felt comfortable doing what he did. . . . He adds a sense of culture to our team and we鈥檙e embracing it.鈥漈he Panthers are also embracing him because they needed help at safety, but it’s clear he’s not leaving his conscience behind him just to get a job. I get lots of fantasy advice in my inbox regarding waiver wire pick-ups. Here are the ones I think make sense for Week 8.Fantasy Pros week 8 Waiver Wire SuggestionsOf course you can use Fantasy Pros to search the waiver wire for you and suggest the best players to pick up for each of your teams. I have all eight of my teams connected so that when I click on a player it tells for which of my teams the player is available. It’s pretty sweet really.I think Oakland running back Jalen Richard is the easily best pick up this week. He could get No. 1 running back carries while also being a pass catching option as well. A better but less available option is Browns running back Nick Chubb. With Carlos Hyde jumping into the Jacksonville fire it leaves the lion’s share of carries for the talented rookie. If you need a wide receiver then certainly Saints wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith has a chance to put up a big number sometime soon, especially with Ted Ginn now on injured reserve. A second option is the Chargers Tyrell Williams. He is a boom or bust option but it was sure a boom last week.We have a stand out at the tight end position as well Taylor Moton Jersey , a guy I actually picked up last week and he produced for me. That would be Bengals tight end CJ Ozumah. There no one else I would consider. At quarterback it is a little tougher to find a worthy selection. The only viable ones available generally are Joe Flacco and Case Keenum. This is a tough call but I would go with Flacco. Keenum has been terrible lately ... not counting their last game. That was more due to the defense killing the Cardinals. The Panthers secondary is going to give up some passing yards and a score or two. I’m not saying they will lose, just that I think Flacco will out score Keenum.Good luck to you!