Michael Reid (linebacker)

Michael Reid
No. 95
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: June 25, 1964
Place of birth: Albany, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Dougherty High School
College: Wisconsin
NFL draft: 1987 / Round: 7 / Pick: 181
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 67
Games started: 11
Fumble recoveries: 1
Sacks: 4.0
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Michael Edward Reid (born June 25, 1964) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was selected in the 7th round (181st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1987 NFL Draft.

Football Experience

Reid played college football for the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He remains the single season record holder for solo tackles with 101 (1986) and is still tied for the most fumbles recovered in a game - 3 vs Ohio state. He lettered 4 years, was the teams MVP in 1986. During his career he was elected to both the Big Ten's Football team and its All Academic Football Team.

His entire six seasons in the NFL were with the Atlanta Falcons from 1987 to 1992.

In April 2000 he was inducted into the Albany, Georgia sports Hall of Fame.

Current Job

He was a Chinese Martial Art teacher in Atlanta, Georgia until 2001. He founded the Chinese Shaolin Center Marietta in 1993 after retiring from football and in 2010 he founded MasterReid.com where he works with youth, life coaches and speaks to groups in conjunction with his martial arts responsibilities.

Currently, he is working as a computer science teacher in Troy High School. He is noted as one of the most helpful teachers, for he helped all his students pass the AP Computer Science A test. He continuously expresses his love for football, espeically the Denver Broncos.