Editing Ed Reed (section)

{{Short description|American football player, coach, and administrator (born 1978)}}
{{other people||Edward Reed (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Ed Reed
| image        = Ed Reed by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| image_size   =
| alt          = 
| caption      = Reed in 2023
| number       = 20, 22
| position     = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1978|9|11|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[St. Rose, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| height_ft    = 5
| height_in    = 11
| weight_lb    = 205
| high_school  = [[Destrehan High School|Destrehan]] {{nowrap|([[Destrehan, Louisiana]])}}
| college      = [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (1997–2001)
| draftyear    = 2002
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 24
| pastteams    =
* [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2002|2012}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2013}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{NFL Year|2016}}) <br> Assistant defensive backs coach
| pastadmin    =
* [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] (2020–2021) <br> Chief of staff
* Miami (FL) (2022) <br> Senior football advisor
| highlights   =
* [[Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLVII|XLVII]])
* [[AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (2004)
* [[NFL Alumni | NFL Alumni Defensive Back of the Year]] (2008)
* 5× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]], [[2006 All-Pro Team|2006]]–[[2008 All-Pro Team|2008]], [[2010 All-Pro Team|2010]])
* 3× Second-team All-Pro ([[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]], [[2009 All-Pro Team|2009]], [[2011 All-Pro Team|2011]])
* 9× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]]–[[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]])
* 3× [[List of National Football League season interception leaders|NFL interceptions leader]] (2004, 2008, 2010)
* [[National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team|NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2002|2002]])
* [[Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor]]
* [[BCS National Championship Game|BCS national champion]] ([[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|2001]])
* [[Big East Conference football individual awards|Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year]] (2001)
* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[2001 College Football All-America Team|2001]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2000 College Football All-America Team|2000]])
; NFL records
* Most career interception return yards: 1,590
* Longest interception return: 107 yards
* Most career postseason interceptions: 9 (tied)
* Most seasons leading league in interceptions: 3 (2004, 2008, 2010; tied with [[Everson Walls]])
| statlabel1   = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue1   = 64
| statlabel2   = Interception yards
| statvalue2   = 1,590
| statlabel3   = [[Pass deflected|Pass deflections]]
| statvalue3   = 139
| statlabel4   = [[Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football|Total tackles]]
| statvalue4   = 646
| statlabel5   = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue5   = 11
| statlabel6   = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue6   = 13
| statlabel7   = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue7   = 6
| statlabel8   = [[Defensive touchdown]]s
| statvalue8   = 13
| pfr          = ReedEd00
| HOF          = Ed-Reed
| CollegeHOF   = 2426 
}}
'''Edward Earl Reed Jr.''' (born September 11, 1978) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), spending the majority of his career with the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]], where he played on [[2001 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami's 2001 national championship team]] and was named a [[unanimous All-American]]. He was selected by the Ravens in the first round of the [[2002 NFL draft]] and played 11 seasons with them before playing with the [[Houston Texans]] and [[New York Jets]] in 2013.

During his playing career, Reed was selected to nine total [[Pro Bowl]]s, he was the 2004 [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award]] winner, won [[Super Bowl XLVII]], and has an NFL record for the two longest interception returns (106 yards in 2004 and 107 yards in 2008).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Longest interception return Single-Season Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/def_int_long_single_season.htm |access-date=October 8, 2022 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en |archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622033006/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/def_int_long_single_season.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He also holds the all-time NFL record for interception return yards, 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. Due to his accolades, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Aaron |date=July 31, 2006 |title=Top free safety in the game |url=http://ravens.scout.com/2/551522.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018054655/http://ravens.scout.com/2/551522.html |archive-date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=Scout.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sando |first=Mike |date=October 7, 2007 |title=Five to fear: Manning, Brady, Moss, Smith, Gates |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=sando_mike&id=3056627 |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713041710/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=sando_mike&id=3056627 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chadiha |first=Jeffri |date=August 30, 2005 |title=Top 10 players at the NFL's hottest defensive position |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/jeffri_chadiha/08/30/chadiha.safeties/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305182350/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/jeffri_chadiha/08/30/chadiha.safeties/index.html |archive-date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Guregian |first=Karen |date=November 29, 2007 |title=Belichick: Reed's a keeper |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1047753 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202154252/https://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1047753 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=Boston Herald}}</ref> Reed was known for studying film to memorize opposing teams' tendencies,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Camille |date=August 1, 2006 |title=Reed Is Determined To Outsmart Rivals |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101243.html?nav=emailpage |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=The Washington Post website |archive-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215090210/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/01/AR2006080101243.html?nav=emailpage |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Jamison |date=July 6, 2005 |title=Spotlight on defensive backs |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-07-06-sw-spotlight-db_x.htm |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=USA Today |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202124857/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-07-06-sw-spotlight-db_x.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as his ability to lure quarterbacks into throwing interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prisco |first=Pete |date=September 4, 2005 |title=Secondary deceivers: Reed, Bailey best at sucking in QBs |url=http://sportsline.com/nfl/story/8805736 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018211222/http://sportsline.com/nfl/story/8805736 |archive-date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=November 28, 2008 |website=Sportsline.com}}</ref> Reed was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2019.

In 2016, Reed worked as an assistant defensive backs coach for the [[Buffalo Bills]]. In 2020, he was hired by the [[University of Miami]], his alma mater, to serve as their football team's chief of staff, an advisory role to head coach [[Manny Diaz (American football)|Manny Diaz]].