Ed Reed

Ed Reed

Reed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2012
No. 20, 22
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1978-09-11) September 11, 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth:	St. Rose, Louisiana
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Destrehan (LA)
College:	Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24
Career history
As player:
Baltimore Ravens (2002–2012) Houston Texans (2013) New York Jets (2013) New Orleans Saints (2015)
As coach:
Buffalo Bills (2016) Assistant defensive backs coach
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLVII) 9× Pro Bowl (2003, 2004, 2006–2012) 5× First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006–2008, 2010) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2003, 2009, 2011) NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2004) AFC Defensive Player of the Year (2004) 3× NFL interceptions leader (2004, 2008, 2010) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team BCS national champion (2001) Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2001) 2× Consensus All-American (2000, 2001) NFL records 1,590 interception return yards, career 108-yard interception return
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 643 Passes defended: 141 Interceptions: 64 Int. return yards: 1,590 Touchdowns: 13 Forced fumbles: 11 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Edward Earl Reed Jr. (born September 11, 1978) is a former American football safety who spent the majority of his career with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Miami, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft and played eleven seasons for the Ravens before playing with the Houston Texans and New York Jets in 2013. He finished his career with the Ravens, signing a one-day contract on May 7, 2015.

During his playing career, Reed was selected to nine total Pro Bowls, was the 2004 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winner, and has an NFL record for the two longest interception returns (106 yards in 2004 and 108 yards in 2008). He also holds the all-time NFL record for interception return yards, currently with 1,590, and postseason interceptions (9, tied with three other players). His 64 regular season interceptions ranked him 6th on the NFL's all-time leader list at the time of his retirement. Reed is considered to be one of the greatest safeties in NFL history, and was often referred to as a "ball hawk" during his prime. Reed was best known for studying film to memorize opposing teams' tendencies, as well as his ability to lure quarterbacks into throwing interceptions.

Reed was born in St. Rose, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana on September 11, 1978. He attended the Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana. He was an all-state selection at defensive back and as a kick returner and also the New Orleans Times-Picayune District Most Valuable Defensive Player.