Attorneys for Eric Reid dispute a joint statement by the NFL and NFL Players Association that says the Carolina Panthers safety was not singled out with excessive drug tests and they're demanding the league and the players' union "immediately issue a retraction https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Donte-Jackson-Jersey ," according to a letter sent to all parties that was obtained by The Associated Press.The letter obtained Thursday says Reid was indeed tested at least seven times and requests the independent administrator provide all information used to produce the report.Reid said in December he had been tested seven times by the NFL. He claimed the league was targeting him because of the ongoing collusion case against the NFL in which he alleged team owners conspired to keep him out of the league because of his decision to kneel alongside former 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick during the national anthem to protest racial and social injustice. The joint statement released Wednesday said an independent administrator found Reid received the "normal" number of drug tests this season. The statement said, "there is no evidence of targeting or any other impropriety with respect to his selection for testing."Reid's legal team says it rejects "the notion that this report was independent" and claims the report is filled with incorrect dates.Reid signed a one-year contract with the Panthers on Sept. 27 and took two drug tests that day.Reid claimed he was tested an additional six times over the next 11 weeks, which would be high above the league norm. Most players say they are subject to testing about two or three times per year over the course of a 17-week regular season.Reid continued to protest with the Panthers by kneeling during the national anthem this season.He was also fined four times by the NFL for illegal hits Greg Olsen Jersey , costing him more than $50,000. He appealed all of the hits and one of them was overturned. Maybe the Saints loss two weeks ago to the Cowboys has knocked the shine off the Saints a bit? Otherwise I don’t understand why the spread it’s larger given the Panthers five game losing streak. The Panthers have lost even more in a row to the Saints...something like a nineteen in a row. Okay I’m exaggerating, I really don’t even want to know how many it’s been. I know we swept them in 2015 and maybe we’ve beat them once since? The Saints are favored by 6.5 points and the over/under is 50.5.So I took the Saints at -6.5. The line hasn’t moved all week so the betting must be fairly even. Please note the Panthers are 0-5 against the spread as well during their losing streak. Nothing about Monday Night Football makes me confident the Panthers will play well tonight. If I was going to bet the over/under I would take the under. I can see the offense stinking it up.On my bright side I’m still alive with the first two picks of my three team parlay. I took the Texans -7 and it was a push. My second pick was E. Michigan +3 versus whoever the hell they were playing. E. Mich lost by two. Sweet! I have to give props to The Linebacker’s weekly free picks though Fozzy Whittaker Color Rush Jersey , because that is obviously not a game I would normally bet on. I would gladly trade the $120 for a Panthers win tonight. If not a Panthers win, then lose by seven damn it!Amazingly even a loss tonight would not eliminate the Panthers but like I said before the week 14 games, stick a fork in these guys if they lose their sixth straight game to fall to 6-8. On the flip side if they win out they have a real chance of grabbing the sixth and final playoff spot. Assuming the Panthers beat the Saints twice and the falcons they then only need for the Bears to beat the Vikings and the Eagles to beat Washington in Week 17. Both teams are at home. The Bears have clinched so they might not have much to play for. The Eagles and Washington on the other hand will treat it like a playoff game even though both could go home. So if the Panthers lose tonight is it the beginning of the Ron Rivera farewell tour?