Need further proof Eric Reid is paying for his support of Colin Kaepernick and decision to protest injustice by kneeling during the national anthem?

The former Pro Bowl safety had a visit with the Bengals on Monday. During the trip, he sat down with Mike Brown, when he was told the Cincinnati owner planned to prohibit players from kneeling, according to Pro Football Talk. Reid, who has said he is not planning to kneel during the national anthem anymore, was caught off-guard and wouldn’t make a commitment to his plans regarding kneeling.

After taking a physical, meeting with coaches and reviewing film, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis asked Reid if he wanted to clarify anything he said to ownership about kneeling, according to the report. He did not. And Reid, the first player to kneel with Kaepernick, has not been offered a contract.

According to Pro Football Talk, Reid believed the coaches, specifically defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, were excited at the possibility of having him.

But the Bengals seem to be taking a stand.

“We are about playing football,” Lewis told reporters at last month’s owners’ meetings. “[Players who] have other agendas, this is not the place to be. On Sunday for us and throughout the week in the building, it’s about football. That’s how I’ve approached it. Whatever happens from the league standpoint we will go along with, but that is what our guys know. And they handle that for me. I don’t have to have a voice. They understand what I am about, anything beyond that gets in the way of us doing what we want to do and that’s winning football games.”

Reid has known for some time that kneeling could jeopardize his employment. This was his first visit with a team in free agency.

“The notion that I can be a great signing for your team for cheap, not because of my skill set but because I’ve protested systemic oppression, is ludicrous. If you think is, then your mindset is part of the problem too,” he tweeted on March 15. “GMs aren’t the hold up broski. It’s ownership. People who know football know who can play. People who know me, know my character.”

Reid spent all five of his NFL seasons in San Francisco with the 49ers and reached the Pro Bowl in 2013. He started 12 games a year ago and finished with 66 tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.

Several players have spoken out about the treatment Reid has received. Torrey Smith said he is “being locked down.” Malcolm Jenkins and Devin McCourty believe he is being shunned, and Richard Sherman thinks legal action can be taken if Reid doesn’t land on a team.

“I would say I understand that’s a possibility,” Reid said late last year about the potential of being blackballed. “And I’m completely fine with it. The things that I’ve done, I stand by, and I’ve done that for my own personal beliefs. Like I said, I’m fine with whatever outcome happens because of that.”