Taylor Reed

Taylor Reed
No. 44     Ottawa Redblacks
Date of birth (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991
Place of birth Beaumont, Texas
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) Linebacker
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 235 lb (107 kg)
College Southern Methodist
High school Beaumont (TX) West Brook
Career history
As player
2013 Dallas Cowboys*
2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2013 Dallas Cowboys*
20132014 New England Patriots*
20142015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016 Calgary Stampeders
2016–present Ottawa Redblacks
*Offseason or practice squad only
Career stats

Taylor Reed (born August 7, 1991) is an American football linebacker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, New England Patriots, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Calgary Stampeders.

Early years

Reed played high school football for the West Brook Senior High School Bruins of Beaumont, Texas and earned all-district honors.[1]

College career

Reed played in 52 games for the SMU Mustangs from 2009 to 2012, recording 400 total tackles. He was named second-team All-Conference USA in 2011 and 2012, honorable mention All-Conference USA in 2010 and All-Freshman Conference USA in 2009.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 240 lb 4.63 s 1.65 s 2.70 s 4.25 s 7.22 s 3012 in 9 ft 9 in 29 reps
All values from SMU Pro Day[2]

Dallas Cowboys

Reed was signed by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) on May 10, 2013 after going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft.[1] He was released by the Cowboys on August 30, 2013.[3]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On October 2, 2013, Reed was signed to the practice squad of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.[1]

Dallas Cowboys

Reed was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad on November 18, 2013.[3] He was released by the Cowboys on November 26, 2013.[1]

New England Patriots

On December 30, 2013, Reed was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots of the NFL.[1] He was signed to a futures contract by the Patriots on January 20, 2014. He was released by the Patriots on March 10, 2014.[3]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Reed was signed by the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 27, 2014.[1] He was named Defensive Player of the Week for week twelve of the 2014 CFL season after recording six defensive tackles, one tackle for a loss, one special teams tackle and one quarterback sack.[4]

Calgary Stampeders

Reed signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 10, 2016.[5] He was released by the Stampeders on on September 12, 2016.[6]

Ottawa Redblacks

Reed was signed by the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks on September 13, 2016.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Taylor Reed". ticats.ca. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. "Taylor Reed". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Taylor Reed". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  4. "Reed & Sinkfield Collect CFL Honours". ticats.ca. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  5. Mitchell, Scott (February 10, 2016). "Stampeders sign Bakari Grant, Taylor Reed". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  6. Fisher, Scott (September 12, 2016). "Calgary Stampeders release ML Taylor Reed". calgarysun.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  7. "REDBLACKS SIGN RECENTLY-RELEASED TAYLOR REED". cfl.ca. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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