Jeff Reed (football player)

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Jeff Reed (football player)
Date of birth	April 9, 1979
Position(s)	Placekicker
College	University of North Carolina
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball

Jeffrey Montgomery Reed (born April 9, 1979) is an American football place kicker currently playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1 High School Years
2 College
3 Pro career
4 External links

[edit] High School Years

Reed graduated from East Mecklenberg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. While there, Reed was captain of the soccer team and kicker for the football team. He was a letterman in both sports. His senior year the soccer team went all the way to the state finals but fell short to a 2-1 defeat. Also during his senior year, Reed kicked a 54 yard field goal, the second longest in North Carolina history, against Providence HIgh School, setting a new school record. In football, he won All-Conference and All-County honors.

Reed was also involved in the school newspaper, National Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society. He graduated 10th in his class out of 365 and was voted Best Personality and Best All Around by his fellow classmates.

In the Spring of 2005 he was added to the East Mecklenburg Wall of Fame.

[edit] College

Reed attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he majored in journalism and played football. He emerged as one of the most consistent kickers in the country. He was an honorable mention All-ACC pick as a senior and a second-team All-ACC player as a junior. He set a UNC record with 66 consecutive extra points, was one of 20 semi-finalist for the LOU Groza Award, which is given annually to the nation’s top kicker, and was also first-team Academic All-ACC.

[edit] Pro career

Reed joined the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free Agent in 2002 and quickly contributed to the team finishing the season with 100 points. He is often referred to by Pittsburgh Steelers fans as "Skippy Reed," or, to a lesser degree, "Guaranteed Reed." His unshakeable presence on the field has led to him making several game-winning or game-tying field goals, frequently amidst loud, hostile crowds. At 26 years of age, Jeff Reed recently completed his fourth season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and is currently playing his fifth season with them. Jeff Reed is currently 4-7 in total 50+ yard field goal attempts in his career, with a total field goal kicking percentage of 81.4. During the 2005-06 NFL playoffs, where the Steelers eventually won Super Bowl XL, Reed kicked three field goals and fourteen PATs. As of 12-3-06 Jeff Reed holds the record for longest kick at Heinz Field (Pittsburgh's home field) by an NFL kicker with a 50 yard kick in the Steelers win over Tampa Bay.

Reed is also involved heavily in his community with charity work such as “Kick For Kids” which donates $300 dollars for every field goal he makes. Also he is involved in Junior Achievement, does commercials for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and helped a family raise money for a 5 year old who had a brain tumor. Reed jumped into sports blog stardom in late 2006 when a cell phone picture of him with the majority of his naked body made its way to the web. the interesting part is that the picture was taken by reed himself in the mirror. it was reported taken as an invitation for a romanctic fling to come to his home.