| No. 94 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 1, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: Oakland, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 247 lb (112 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Oregon | |
| NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 247 | |
| Debuted in 2009 for the Seattle Seahawks | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2009 | |
| Tackles | 17 |
| Sacks | 1.0 |
| INTs | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Nicholas Matthew Reed (born September 1, 1987 in Oakland, California) is an American football defensive end, formerly with the Chicago Bears, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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As a senior at Mission Viejo High School, Reed was credited with 65 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior to earn All-Orange County Region by the Los Angeles Times and defensive player of the year accolades by the Orange County Register. He was also honored as First-team All-CIF Southern Section, CIF Southern Section Division II co-defensive player of the year, South Coast League defensive MVP and received votes on the Long Beach Press-Telegram Best in the West balloting.
Reed finished at the University of Oregon with a school-record 29.5 sacks, which ranks fourth in Pac-10 history. His 51.5 tackles behind the line of scrimmage also is a school record. He was also a two-time First-team Academic All-American. Reed was an All-American in 2008 after totaling 53 tackles (35 solo) with 20 going for losses and 13 sacks and forcing two fumbles and leading the nation with five fumble recoveries. He was also one of eight semi-finalists for the Lott Trophy and one of six finalists for the Ted Hendricks Award and was First-team All-Pac 10. In 2007, Reed played in and started all 13 games and had 60 tackles (30 solo) and 22.5 of them being for a loss. He also had 12 sacks and was a Second-team All-American (SI.com) and a First-team All-Pac 10 selection as well as a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. In 2006 he played in 13 games and started 10 and had 30 tackles (15 solo) and six went for losses and 3.5 sacks. In 2005 he played in 12 games and totaled 5 tackles, three for losses and one a sack.
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| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||||
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| 6-1⅜ ** | 245 ** | 4.71 ** | 1.59 ** | 2.72 ** | 4.28 ** | 6.96 ** | 31½" ** | 9'00" ** | 24 ** | X | |||||||||
| * represents NFL Combine **represents Oregon Pro Day —"X" Denotes "No Data" or "Did Not Participate" | |||||||||||||||||||
Reed was selected in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He made the final roster after an impressive performance in his rookie preseason and served primarily as Seattle's situational pass rushing specialist. On October 11, 2009, he returned a fumble forced by defensive end Lawrence Jackson 79 yards for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Reed also recorded his first NFL sack during that game.[1] On September 4, 2010, the Seahawks announced that the team had reached an injury settlement with Reed and that he would be released.[2]
On November 9, 2010, Reed worked out for the Philadelphia Eagles but was not offered a contract.[3] During the week of November 21, 2010, Reed worked out for the Pittsburgh Steelers but was not offered a contract.[4]
On January 20, 2011, Reed signed a futures contract with the Chicago Bears. He made the team's 53-man roster in the final rounds of cuts on 3rd September 2011.
On November 14, 2011, Reed was waived by the Bears and on December 13, 2011, Reed was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
On December 13, 2011, Reed was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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