Former LSU star Eric Reid has found employment. The Carolina Panthers has inked the safety from Dutchtown High School to a one-year contract. Reid signed a collusion grievance against the NFL in May after he went unsigned during the free agency period. Reid is a former starting safety with the 49ers and has not stood during the National Anthem. Reid said back in March he was willing to stop the National Anthem protests, but remain active off the field when it comes to highlighting and stopping social injustice.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron said during his radio show last night he expects injured starting offensive guard Garrett Brumfield will miss at least a couple of weeks. True freshmen Chasen Hines from Marshall, Texas will take Brumfield’s place in the starting line up.

There’s a good NFL game on tonight as the 3-0 Rams host the Minnesota Vikings. A couple of former LSU Tigers will compete against each other in this one, defensive end Danielle Hunter for the Vikings, Andrew Whitworth for the Rams.

Louisiana Tech threw the football well last week against LSU, can they do it again this Saturday against North Texas, who leads college football with 10 interceptions. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says the Mean Green are very aggressive in the secondary….
cut 18 (14) “….a lot of confidence”
Last year, Louisiana Tech led North Texas by a touchdown, but ended up losing by one point.

At Pelicans training camp, All-Star Power Forward Anthony Davis made this strong statement to the media…
cut 30 (06) “…tell me different”
Davis is entering his seventh season in the NBA. Last season, he averaged a career high in points, shot a career-high from the free throw line and from beyond the three-point line. This year instead of playing with fellow big man DeMarcus Cousins, Davis will have Julius Randle and A-D believes they each can make the other player better.