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Taylor Reed
Born: (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 33)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Linebacker
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
CollegeSouthern Methodist
High schoolWest Brook (Beaumont, Texas)
Career history
As player
2013Dallas Cowboys*
2013Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2013Dallas Cowboys*
2013–2014New England Patriots*
2014–2015Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016Calgary Stampeders
2016–2017Ottawa Redblacks
2018Toronto Argonauts
2018Edmonton Eskimos
2020*Houston Roughnecks
*Offseason and/or practice squad only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

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

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

College career

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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

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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

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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

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

Dallas Cowboys (II)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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In October 2019, Reed was picked by the Houston Roughnecks in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Taylor Reed". ticats.ca. Archived from the original on November 22, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "Taylor Reed". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "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 May 27, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Busby, Ian (September 13, 2016). "Why the Stampeders released linebacker Taylor Reed". 3DownNation. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "REDBLACKS SIGN RECENTLY-RELEASED TAYLOR REED". cfl.ca. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ^ "REDBLACKS, Reed agree on one-year extension". CFL.ca. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Best of the Rest: Help still available in free agency - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  11. ^ "Free agent LB Taylor Reed joins Argos - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. February 20, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  12. ^ 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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