Eric Reid is changing his national anthem plans at a (not so) curious time.

The free agent safety made it known Thursday he will not protest during the anthem this upcoming season. Last week Reid questioned whether teams were avoiding him in free agency because he’s “protested systemic oppression” by kneeling for the anthem the past two seasons. In 2016, he did so beside quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has gone unsigned since opting out of his contract last March.

Reid painted the decision Thursday as a transition from one form of protest to others, which he’s hoping to expand into activist work.

“From the beginning, Colin has been flexible,” Reid said, according to ESPN. “He started by sitting — he changed it up. We decided to kneel. And we understand that you’ve got to change with the times. I’m not going to say that I’m going to stop being active, because I won’t. I’m just going to consider different ways to be active. Different ways to bring awareness to the issues of this country. To improve the issues happening in this country.”

Reid continued the protest of racial injustice and police brutality last season as Kaepernick was unable to find a job. Now Reid has not received any reported contract offers despite strong play on the field, including a Pro Bowl selection in 2013 and over 60 tackles the past two seasons.

“I know my agent is in communication with a couple teams. No numbers have been talked about. No visits have been talked about. Just see what happens,” he said.

Other current and former NFL players have spoken out in favor of Reid while he looks for employment. Richard Sherman, who signed with the 49ers last week, was the most vocal, telling reporters Tuesday he was “concerned” because he believes Reid has built up enough of a résumé to earn a team’s faith.

Reid said after his brother Justin’s pro day at Stanford that he will remain active in protesting injustice, but will take a different approach than doing it during the anthem.

“I don’t think it will be in the form of protesting during the anthem, and I say ‘during’ because it’s crazy that the narrative got changed that we were protesting the anthem,” Reid explained. “That wasn’t the case. But I think we’re going to take a different approach to how to be active.”

With AP