Former San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid is scheduled to visit the Cincinnati Bengals, according to a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The visit is believed to be Reid's first free agent visit of the off-season.

Despite a fairly solid track record as a five-year starter in San Francisco and his relatively young age of 26, Eric Reid remains unsigned well into free agency. Last month the former first-rounder said he believes the reason he hasn't been signed yet is because of his role in the anthem protests that started in 2016.

"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 (it) is, then your mindset is part of the problem too," Reid tweeted in March.

While Colin Kaepernick was the first player to kneel during the national anthem to protest racial inequality, and has become the face of the anthem protests, Reid was the first person to kneel alongside Kaepernick when they were teammates in San Francisco. Reid kneeled beside Kaepernick for the entire 2016 season.

Kaepernick spent last year out of football after no team offered him a contract and while it's still believed Reid will find a job at some point this off-season, he believes the owners are holding up his eventual signing, not the general managers.

Reid has also said earlier this off-season that he doesn't plan to kneel for the national anthem moving forward.

Reid played in 13 games with 12 starts for the 49ers last season, finishing with 52 tackles, two interceptions, and four pass defences. The 2013 first round pick has started 69 games over his five-year career with the 49ers, accumulating 264 tackles, 10 interceptions, and 36 pass defences.