Panthers safety Eric Reid‘s hit on Patriots tight end Ben Watson

was the kind that will likely draw a fine.But whatever the outcome Byron Cowart NFL Jersey , Reid said the intent wasn’t personal, after Watson rebuked him on Twitter last week for his stance on the league’s partnership with Jay-Z.“I didn’t even know he tweeted me,” Reid said, via Nick Goss of NBCSportsBoston.com. “That’s not even something you process in a game. I’m not analyzing who has the ball in their hand and what they tweeted at me while I’m playing the game.”<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">Quote starts with “"I could be completely wrong, but since…”Yes @E_Reid35 you are wrong! You know the work many of us including @MalcolmJenkins have done. No one entity owns this movement. We are all a continuation of the generations who fought before us. We need each other https://t.co/C154KIvD1X— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) August 18, 2019</blockquote>Reid was penalized for unnecessary roughness for the hit Byron Cowart NFL Draft , in which he hit Watson in the head with his shoulder, after Watson was down. Reid said coach Ron Rivera told him the hit was late, and that he anticipated a fine from the league. Reid appeared to say something to Watson on the field before Watson left the game, but Reid said he was simply checking on his opponent.“I just asked him if he was OK, if he could stand up,” Reid said. “You hate to see somebody get hurt.”Regardless the intent Byron Cowart Buffalo Bills Jersey , Reid clearly plays a physical style and has been involved in a number of questionable hits in recent years. But from his perspective, disagreements about activism had nothing to do with what happened last night. Ever since the relationship between Antonio Brown and the Raiders entered its death spiral, league insiders and observers began to ask whether the Patriots would swoop in, if/when Brown is free to be signed by another team.Per a league source, the Patriots should be regarded as a longshot, but not an impossibility. Although coach Bill Belichick Infant Jacob Bailey Jersey , who has a friendship with Raiders G.M. Mike Mayock, may not be inclined to take a chance on Brown, Belichick could do it on his terms and his terms only, offering a minimum-salary deal with significant financial incentives.Brown then would be on a one-strike arrangement, with any deviation from the team’s expectations (up to and including any postings of any kind on MyFace) getting Brown immediately released.One NFL coach said via text regarding the possibility of Belichick pursuing Brown, “I bet he does.”However it plays out Jacob Bailey Jersey Draft , don’t expect an immediate landing, in New England or elsewhere, no matter how awesome it would be to see him playing against the Steelers on Sunday night (on NBC). Brown and agent Drew Rosenhaus likely will want to see whether anyone puts big money on the table before taking a minimum-salary deal with the Patriots. Also, the mechanics of releasing and signing players and finalizing rosters for a given weekend of football may make it impossible for a team to get Brown under contract and on the field by tomorrow.