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the sideline and onto the playing field to instigate a heated pregame confrontation with Malcolm Jenkins of the Philadelphia Eagles Youth Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , the Panthers safety figuratively crossed an important line regarding civility and tolerance. Based on multiple reports including The New York Times and ESPN (please read these articles if you are not familiar with the details of the backstory), the root cause of the conflict is the two men disagree on the best approach to address matters of social injustice and inequality. Both Reid and Jenkins are passionate and thoughtful about these issues. And, as often happens with complex topics, they’ve reached different conclusions about the most appropriate solutions. That’s fine. Mature, thoughtful adults can rationally evaluate facts, assess options, arrive at very different conclusions, and still respectfully disagree with each other. It’s call civility. It’s called tolerance. It’s called diversity of thought. Rational people do not resort to physical confrontation and name-calling toward those with whom they intellectually disagree. These are precisely the behaviors Eric Reid demonstrated on Sunday. He allowed a philosophical disagreement to boil over into a heated confrontation to the point where he had to be physically restrained by his teammates. After the game Stitched Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , Reid resorted to labeling Jenkins as “corrupt”, a “sellout”, and a “neo-colonialist”.Remember, these are two men who ostensibly agree with each other about the need to raise awareness and find solutions to social injustice and inequality. The conflict is they’ve simply reached different conclusions about the best solutions. Based on his actions, Eric Reid is extremely intolerant toward Malcolm Jenkins’ sincere, well-reasoned opinions that happen to clash with his own. When debating issues such as these, more tolerance is needed, not less. Some will attempt to justify Eric Reid’s actions under the banner of “passion.” They will argue that he’s so invested in this cause that his behavior was justified Youth Donte Jackson Jersey , perhaps even necessary. This perspective is not only wrong but potentially dangerous. My assumption is almost every NFL player is passionate about social and political issues that are deeply personal to them. Some players may feel just as intensely as Eric Reid does about The Players’ Coalition - some opposing it and others supporting it - but of the 1,500-plus NFL players who take the field every Sunday only one has allowed this “passion” to explode into an angry and ugly confrontation. This is not passion. This is a lack of tolerance and civility. Malcolm Jenkins, on the other hand, behaved with thoughtfulness and respect when addressing this issue after the game. According to the Charlotte Observer, when speaking about Eric Reid and Colin Kaepernick, Jenkins said, “You couldn’t pay me to say anything negative about them. I look around the league and I’m proud of guys that are active in their communities, that are using their voice as a platform like never before — including Colin and including Eric.” Jenkins Stitched Donte Jackson Jersey , the NFL’s 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year, was making these measured, thoughtful statements around the same time Reid was calling him a neo-colonialist.If Eric Reid wants a more tolerant, inclusive world, he should start by demonstrating these behaviors himself. It’s ironic, if not outright hypocritical, that Reid’s approach is to demean, marginalize Youth DJ Moore Jersey , and physically confront people with diverse opinions that differ from his. A more civil world isn’t grown by sowing the seeds of incivility. A more tolerant world isn’t forged by fanning the flames of intolerance. Eric Reid’s reckless actions don’t help solve complex problems, they only serve to make them worse. The Carolina Panthers struggled to get anything going on either side of the ball in the first half of their Week 7 tilt against the Philadelphia Eagles. The offense generated just 83 total yards and failed to convert a single third down while the defense let Carson Wentz and the Eagles march up and down the field to the tune of 222 yards of total offense. The Panthers finally managed to work their way into Philadelphia territory on their fourth drive of the game, but it ultimately stalled out at the Eagles 21 yard line. A pair of false starts on the ensuing field goal attempts pushed the Panthers out of field goal range, and they punted. The decision to punt when facing a 49 yard field goal in those wind conditions was fine. Gano had just missed the 44 yard attempt after the false start and it didn’t appear as though it would have the distance to clear from any farther back. Michael Palardy rewarded the decision with a beautiful punt that was downed at the Eagles four yard line.The Panthers defense took the field with two timeouts and the two minute warning to play with. The Eagles, with their backs literally against the wall, handed the ball to Corey Clement on first down to run the clock down to the two minute warning. After the stoppage, the Eagles again elected to run, making it very clear that they had no intent to move the ball before the half. Ron Rivera should have jumped at this opportunity to give his team some momentum before the half. Had the Panthers called a timeout after the Eagles second down run Stitched DJ Moore Jersey , they would have needed only one stop to put the ball back in Cam Newton’s hands with about 90 seconds remaining in the half and the Panthers starting somewhere around their own 40 yard line. That’s more than enough time to move the team into field goal range at the very least, even in the imperfect weather. Instead, Rivera accepted the Eagles decision to run the clock down, apparently content with a 10-0 halftime deficit. He showed no faith in his defense to pick up a third down stop, even though the Eagles had failed to convert a single third down by that point in the game. He showed no faith in his offense to move the ball roughly 30 yards in a minute and a half, a task that almost any NFL offense should be able to handle. He forewent a chance to build some momentum because of a negligible amount of risk associated with stopping the clock and fielding a punt in favor of a decision that contained zero risk and zero reward.