| Born: | (1991-08-07)August 7, 1991 (age 33) Beaumont, Texas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Taylor Reed (born August 7, 1991) is a formergridiron footballlinebacker. He playedcollege football atSouthern Methodist University. He has also been a member of theDallas Cowboys,Winnipeg Blue Bombers,New England Patriots,Hamilton Tiger-Cats,Calgary Stampeders,Ottawa Redblacks,Toronto Argonauts, andHouston Roughnecks.
Reed playedhigh school football for theWest Brook Senior High School Bruins ofBeaumont, Texas and earned all-district honors.[1]
Reed played in 52 games for theSMU 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]
| 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 SMUPro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Reed was signed by theDallas Cowboys of theNational Football League (NFL) on May 10, 2013 after going undrafted in the2013 NFL draft.[1] He was released by the Cowboys on August 30, 2013.[3]
On October 2, 2013, Reed was signed to the practice squad of theWinnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.[1]
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]
On December 30, 2013, Reed was signed to the practice squad of theNew 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]
Reed was signed by theHamilton Tiger-Cats of theCanadian Football League on June 27, 2014.[1] He was named Defensive Player of the Week for week twelve of the2014 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.
As afree agent Reed signed with theCalgary 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 the2016 season, contributing 41 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble. The reason for his release was the exceptional play of national linebackerAlex Singleton.[7]
Reed was signed by theOttawa 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 the2016 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 the104th Grey Cup game versus his former team, theCalgary 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 afree 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]
After being on the open market for a week Reed and theToronto Argonauts agreed to a one-year contract on February 20, 2018.[11] On August 15, 2018, Reed was released by the Argonauts.
In October 2019, Reed was picked by theHouston Roughnecks in the open phase of the2020 XFL Draft.[12]