Taylor Reed
Born: | (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 33) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
College | Southern Methodist |
High school | West Brook (Beaumont, Texas) |
Career history | |
As player | |
2013 | Dallas Cowboys* |
2013 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
2013 | Dallas Cowboys* |
2013–2014 | New England Patriots* |
2014–2015 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
2016 | Calgary Stampeders |
2016–2017 | Ottawa Redblacks |
2018 | Toronto Argonauts |
2018 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2020* | Houston Roughnecks |
*Offseason and/or practice squad only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Taylor Reed (born August 7, 1991) is a former gridiron football linebacker. 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, Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, and Houston Roughnecks.
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
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | 4.63 s | 1.65 s | 2.70 s | 4.25 s | 7.22 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 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 (II)
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 Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League 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] In two seasons with the Tiger-Cats Reed played in 33 games contributing 141 defensive tackles, 7 special teams tackles, 10 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions.
Calgary Stampeders
As a free agent Reed signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL on February 10, 2016.[5] He was released by the Stampeders on September 12, 2016.[6] Prior to being released he had played in all 10 games to start the 2016 season, contributing 41 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble. The reason for his release was the exceptional play of national linebacker Alex Singleton.[7]
Ottawa Redblacks
Reed was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on September 13, 2016; only one day after being let go by Calgary.[8] He played in all 8 of the remaining regular season games for Ottawa, and their two playoff games. During the 2016 season with Ottawa he accumulated 39 tackles and 1 quarterback sack. He set a career-high 12 tackles against Winnipeg on October 29. Reed helped lead Ottawa's defense to a championship in the 104th Grey Cup game versus his former team, the Calgary Stampeders, with a final score of 39-33 in overtime. On January 10, 2017 the Redblacks confirmed they had signed Taylor Reed to a one-year extension. Reed would have become a free agent on February 14, 2017.[9] In his second season with the Redblacks Reed set a new career high with 94 tackles in 18 games: He also had four sacks. Following the season he was not re-signed by the Redblacks and became a free agent on February 13, 2018.[10]
Toronto Argonauts
After being on the open market for a week Reed and the Toronto Argonauts agreed to a one-year contract on February 20, 2018.[11] On August 15, 2018, Reed was released by the Argonauts.
Houston Roughnecks
In October 2019, Reed was picked by the Houston Roughnecks in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Taylor Reed". ticats.ca. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "Taylor Reed". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Taylor Reed". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ "Reed & Sinkfield Collect CFL Honours". ticats.ca. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (February 10, 2016). "Stampeders sign Bakari Grant, Taylor Reed". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fisher, Scott (September 12, 2016). "Calgary Stampeders release ML Taylor Reed". calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ Busby, Ian (September 13, 2016). "Why the Stampeders released linebacker Taylor Reed". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "REDBLACKS SIGN RECENTLY-RELEASED TAYLOR REED". cfl.ca. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "REDBLACKS, Reed agree on one-year extension". CFL.ca. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Best of the Rest: Help still available in free agency - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Free agent LB Taylor Reed joins Argos - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
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