Ed Reed
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Career Summary
Ed Reed was a Hall of Fame safety who played 12 NFL seasons, spent 11 with Baltimore, and helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XLVII.
Reed played his final 2013 season with Houston and the New York Jets after an 11-year Baltimore tenure. NFL statistics list 174 career games, 64 interceptions, and 1,590 interception-return yards.
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Early Life
Reed was born September 11, 1978, in St. Rose, Louisiana.
The Ravens media guide identifies St. Rose as his birthplace and lists his date of birth.
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College Career
Reed starred at Miami from 1998 through 2001, earning two first-team All-America honors and helping the Hurricanes win the 2001 national championship.
Miami credits him with school and former Big East records of 21 career interceptions and 389 interception-return yards. He was the 2001 Big East Defensive Co-Player of the Year, a Jim Thorpe Award finalist, and a three-time All-Big East selection.
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Path to the NFL
Baltimore selected Reed 24th overall in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
The Ravens media guide lists his first-round, 24th-overall selection, while Miami notes that he was a first-round pick after his national-championship senior season.
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NFL Career
Reed was Baltimore's primary free safety from 2002 through 2012 before brief 2013 stops with Houston and the New York Jets.
NFL records credit him with 174 games, 558 total defensive tackles, 140 passes defensed, 64 interceptions, seven interception-return touchdowns, and 1,590 interception-return yards. He started all 15 of his playoff appearances.
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Career Accomplishments
Reed was a nine-time Pro Bowler, six-time All-Pro, 2004 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XLVII champion, and 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.
The Ravens guide says his 64 interceptions ranked seventh in NFL history and his 1,590 interception-return yards ranked first. It also credits him with an NFL-record 107-yard interception-return touchdown.
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Playing Style
Reed's impact was built around ball production and the ability to turn interceptions into substantial return yardage.
His 24.8-yard career average per interception return ranked second in NFL history among players with at least 30 interceptions, according to the Ravens media guide. Miami also records four interception returns for touchdowns during his college career.
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Legacy
Reed is represented in both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and holds major Baltimore and Miami interception records.
Miami says he joined Ted Hendricks as the only Hurricanes inducted into both halls. The university also credits Reed with Ravens franchise marks for career interceptions, interception-return yards, interception-return touchdowns, and passes defensed.
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Post-Career
After retiring, Reed worked in football administration and coaching, including as Miami's chief of staff and as a Buffalo Bills assistant defensive backs coach.
Miami hired Reed as chief of staff in 2020 and notes that he served as an assistant defensive backs coach for Buffalo in 2016.
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