Eric Reid (American football)

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Eric Reid
Eric Reid 2017.jpg
Reid with the 49ers in 2017
No. 25 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-10) December 10, 1991 (age 27)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Dutchtown
(Geismar, Louisiana)
College: LSU
NFL Draft: 2013  / Round: 1 / Pick: 18
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Total tackles:389
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:11
Player stats at NFL.com

Eric Todd Reid Jr. (born December 10, 1991) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU), and received consensus All-American recognition. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, with whom he made a Pro Bowl.

American football Team field sport

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, which is the team controlling the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with or passing the ball, while the defense, which is the team without control of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and aims to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs, or plays, and otherwise they turn over the football to the defense; if the offense succeeds in advancing ten yards or more, they are given a new set of four downs. Points are primarily scored by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins.

Safety (gridiron football position) American and Canadian football defensive position

Safety, historically known as a safetyman, is a position in American and Canadian football played by a member of the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up from ten to fifteen yards in front of the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position in a typical American formation: the free safety (FS) and the strong safety (SS). Their duties depend on the defensive scheme. The defensive responsibilities of the safety and cornerback usually involve pass coverage towards the middle and sidelines of the field, respectively. While American (11-player) formations generally use two safeties, Canadian (12-player) formations generally have one safety and two defensive halfbacks, a position not used in the American game. As professional and college football have become more focused on the passing game, safeties have become more involved in covering the eligible pass receivers.

Carolina Panthers National Football League franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina

The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The team is headquartered in Bank of America Stadium in uptown Charlotte; also the team's home field. They are one of the few NFL teams to own the stadium they play in, which is legally registered as Panthers Stadium, LLC. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas; although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996, it played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina during its first season. The team hosts its annual training camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The head coach is Ron Rivera.

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Early life

Reid was born to Eric Reid Sr. and Sharon Reid in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He attended Dutchtown High School in Geismar, Louisiana, where he played football, basketball, and ran track. In football, he recorded 78 tackles, nine sacks, four interceptions, and three fumble recoveries as a junior. As a senior, he received Louisiana Class 5A All-state honors after registering 45 tackles and three interceptions. [1] He played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Capital of Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most populous parish in Louisiana. It is the 99th most populous city in the United States, and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the 16th most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 2017 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 227,549, down from 229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rouge is the center of Greater Baton Rouge, the second-largest metropolitan area in Louisiana, with a population of 834,159 as of 2017, up from 802,484 in 2010 and 829,719 in 2015.

Dutchtown High School (Louisiana)

Dutchtown High School is a 5A school that was completed in 2003 in Geismar, an unincorporated area of Ascension Parish. It is within the Ascension Parish School Board. Both Dutchtown Middle School and Prairieville Middle School feed into Dutchtown High. The architecture is based on that of the old Dutchtown High, which was situated across the highway at the current Dutchtown Middle School.

Geismar is an unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States and is at the heart of Louisiana's chemical corridor. Geismar is south of Prairieville and west of Gonzales. The community has two schools, Dutchtown Primary/ Middle School and Dutchtown High School, which are ranked among the top schools in the state of Louisiana. The Mississippi River flows to the southeast along the southwest side of the community. The area is vulnerable to hurricanes and tropical systems due to its low elevation and its proximity to the coast of southeast Louisiana.

Also a standout track & field athlete, Reid followed in his father's footsteps to excel in the hurdling events while at Dutchtown. His father was the 1987 NCAA Champion while at LSU. In sprints, he recorded a PR time of 6.69 seconds in the 55-meter dash at the 2009 LSU High School Indoor Classic. [2] In the hurdling events, he placed 4th in the 55-meter hurdles at the 2009 High School Last Chance Qualifier, with a PR time of 8.00 seconds. [3] He got a career-best time of 14.2 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2010 Dutchtown 4-way Meet, where he took gold. [4]

This is a list of the NCAA outdoor champions in the 120 yard high hurdles until 1975, with the metric 110 meters hurdles being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships were at the metric distance. Hand timing was used until 1973, starting in 1974 fully automatic timing was used. The height of the hurdles and the spacing between the two races are identical, 110 meters is 29 cm just slightly under a foot longer from the last hurdle to the finish line.

55 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling, usually only run in indoor competitions. This is more commonly run at the high school level. The objective is to approach the first hurdle with 7 steps, each hurdle after that needs to have 3 step intervals. 5 stepping or commonly known as stutter stepping cuts down a hurdlers momentum and cuts drastic time. 4 stepping is less common, but it is when a hurdler switches their lead leg each hurdle. Unlike outdoor track and field, indoor track usually has no distance hurdles to also run since the typical indoor track is only 160 metres or 200 metres. It is usually an alternative to the 60 metres hurdles.

110 metres hurdles track and field hurdling event

The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-meter hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight course of 110 metres. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner. Fallen hurdles do not carry a fixed time penalty for the runners, but they have a significant pull-over weight which slows down the run. Like the 100 metres sprint, the 110 metres hurdles begins in the starting blocks.

College career

Reid enrolled in Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2010 to 2012. As a freshman in 2010, Reid played in 13 games with three starts. He finished the season with 32 tackles and two interceptions. As a first-year starter as a sophomore in 2011, Reid recorded 76 tackles, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. He was named a second-team All-American by Rivals.com and was a second team All-SEC selection by the Associated Press. [5] [6]

Louisiana State University university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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Les Miles American college football player, college and professional football coach

Leslie Edwin Miles is an American football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "The Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "The Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits. Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State.

LSU Tigers football football team of Louisiana State University

The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

As a junior in 2012, he started all 13 games at safety and finished third on the team in tackles with 91 (42 unassisted), two interceptions, and seven pass breakups. He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American, having received first-team honors from the American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, ESPN, and Scout.com, and second-team honors from the Associated Press, Walter Camp Football Foundation, Athlon Sports, CBSsports.com, and Sports Illustrated. He was also a first-team All-SEC selection.

Professional career

Coming out of LSU, Reid was projected to be a first or second round pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts. He received an invitation to the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills. On March 27, 2013, he opted to participate at LSU's pro day, and chose to perform positional drills, the 40-yard dash (4.50), 20-yard dash (2.60), and 10-yard dash (1.54) for the scouts and team representatives in attendance. He was ranked the second best free safety in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com, the third best safety prospect by NFL analyst Mike Mayock, and was ranked the fourth best safety in the draft by Sports Illustrated . [7] [8]

Michael Francis Mayock is an American football executive and former player who is the current general manager of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Mayock was also a safety with the New York Giants of the NFL, a draft analyst for the NFL Network and a game analyst for NBC's coverage of Notre Dame football. Mayock is known for his thick Philadelphia accent/lisp.

<i>Sports Illustrated</i> American sports magazine

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation. First published in August 1954, it has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million people each week, including over 18 million men.

Pre-draft measurables
HtWtArm lengthHand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
213 lb
(97 kg)
33 58 in
(0.85 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.53 s1.53 s2.55 s4.22 s6.99 s40.5 in
(1.03 m)
11 ft 2 in
(3.40 m)
17 reps
All values from NFL Combine. [9]

San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers selected Reid in the first round (18th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. [10] In order to select Reid, the San Francisco 49ers traded their first (31st overall) and third round picks (74th overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft to the Dallas Cowboys. He was the second safety selected behind Kenny Vaccaro (15th overall, Saints) and was the second of six LSU players selected in the first three rounds, breaking the NFL draft record. A total of nine players from LSU were drafted in 2013, setting a new school record. [11]

San Francisco 49ers National Football League franchise in Santa Clara, California

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2013 NFL Draft

The 2013 NFL draft was the 78th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting," was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, on April 25 through April 27.

Travis Frederick American football player, offensive lineman, center

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2013

Reid in 2013 Eric reid 49ers.jpg
Reid in 2013

On July 5, 2013, the San Francisco 49ers signed Reid to a fully guaranteed four-year, $8.48 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $4.54 million. [12]

Reid was drafted to become the starting free safety after the San Francisco 49ers had lost Dashon Goldson after he opted to sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during free agency. Reid competed with veterans Craig Dahl and C. J. Spillman throughout training camp, in an effort to win the job as the starting free safety. Head coach Jim Harbaugh named him the starting free safety to start the 2013 season. [13]

His professional regular season debut and first career start in the San Francisco 49ers' season-opener against the Green Bay Packers and recorded seven solo tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass attempt by Aaron Rodgers during the 34-28 victory. [14] The following week, he earned two solo tackles, defended a pass, and made his second career interception, after picking off a pass attempt by Seattle Seahawks' quarterback Russell Wilson in the 49ers' 3-29 loss. [15] Unfortunately, he was unable to finish the game after suffering a concussion.

In Week 6, Reid collected three combined tackles, deflected a pass, recovered a fumble, and intercepted a pass attempt by Carson Palmer and returned it 53-yards, as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 32-20. On December 29, 2013, he earned a season-high ten combined tackles and defended a pass during the 49ers' 23-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. [16] He finished his rookie season with 77 combined tackles (62 solo), 11 pass deflections, and four interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts. Reid was voted to be an alternate for the 2014 Pro Bowl. [17]

The 49ers finished second in the NFC West with a 12-4 record under Jim Harbaugh in 2013. On January 5, 2014, Reid started in his first career playoff game and recorded nine combined tackles en route to a 23-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wildcard game. On January 19, 2014, the 49ers played the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship and Reid made four combined tackles in the 23-17 loss. [16] On January 21, 2014, it was reported that Reid would be replacing Kam Chancellor in the 2014 Pro Bowl. [18]

2014

Reid competed with rookie Jimmie Ward for the starting free safety position throughout training camp. Reid was named the starting free safety to begin the 2014 season. [19]

Reid started the San Francisco 49ers' season-opener against the Dallas Cowboys and recorded four combined tackles, deflected a pass and intercepted a pass attempt by Tony Romo in the 28-17 victory. On November 9, 2014, he collected a season-high six combined tackles and defended a pass in the 49ers' 27-24 win over the New Orleans Saints. The next week, Reid made three solo tackles, two pass deflections and intercepted a pass attempt by New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning during a 16-10 victory by the 49ers. On December 14, 2015, he recorded three combined tackles, defended a pass and had a 73-yard return after intercepting Russell Wilson in a 7-17 loss at the Seattle Seahawks. [16] The following game, Reid suffered a concussion in a 35-38 overtime loss to the San Diego Chargers. He decided to sit out the following week as a precaution and stated that an additional mitigating factor in his decision was that the 49ers had missed the playoffs after finishing with an 8-8 record. Reid finished the 2014 season with an impressive total of 42 combined tackles (34 solo), seven pass deflections and three interceptions in 15 starts. Head coach Jim Harbaugh was fired by the San Francisco 49ers immediately following the end of the regular season.

On June 9, 2015, it was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle that Reid had contemplated retirement due to concerns over concussions after having suffered three in just the first two seasons of his professional career. This stunning report of Reid's prospective early retirement was indeed distressing news to a 49ers fan base still smarting from the recent exodus of multiple players, including the surprise retirements of Chris Borland and Anthony Davis. Reid immediately denied that he had ever seriously considered retirement, stating that his comments were taken, "out of context." by reporter Eric Branch. He posted on Twitter, "The media always finds a way to twist your words...they just want you to click on their article." and further added, "Just to be clear, I NEVER SAID, "I've given some thought to leaving the NFL!" [20] [21]

2015

Reid remained the starting free safety to begin the 2015 season under new head coach Jim Tomsula.

On November 22, 2015, he recorded a season-high ten combined tackles in a 13-29 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. During a Week 14 contest against the Cleveland Browns, Reid tied his season-high with ten combined tackles (9 solo) in a 10-24 loss. The following week, he made four solo tackles and had his first career sack on Cincinnati Bengals' quarterback Andy Dalton, as the 49ers suffered a 14-24 loss. He finished the season with 72 combined tackles (60 solo), seven pass deflections, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts. [16] The San Francisco 49ers fired Jim Tomsula after the 49ers finished with a 5-11 record.

2016

On May 2, 2016, the San Francisco 49ers picked up Reid's fifth-year option on his rookie contract. Under the agreement, he earned $5.67 million for the 2017 season. [22]

With Jimmie Ward moving to cornerback, Reid became the de facto free safety entering the regular season. On September 25, 2016, Reid recorded a career-high 12 combined tackles in an 18-37 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. On November 13, 2016, he made five combined tackles, two reflected passes, and intercepted a pass from Carson Palmer in a 20-23 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. [16] During a Week 11 matchup against the New England Patriots, Reid collected seven solo tackles as the 49ers lost 17-30. He was unable to finish the game after suffering a torn bicep. He had an MRI and a surgery to repair the tear the following day. [23]

On November 22, 2016, he was placed on injured/reserve. He finished with 62 combined tackles (48 solo), five pass deflection, and an interception in ten games and ten starts. [24] Head coach Chip Kelly was fired after posting a dismal 2-14 record in his only season with the San Francisco 49ers.

2017

On February 6, 2017, former Atlanta Falcons' offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was hired as the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. This made him Reid's fourth different head coach in five years. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh switched cornerback Jimmie Ward back to his natural position at free safety and moved Reid to strong safety in training camp. [25]

On September 17, 2017, Reid recorded seven combined tackles during the 49ers' 12-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He suffered a knee injury that kept him from playing in Weeks 3-5. During that span, Jaquiski Tartt flourished in Reid's strong safety role. With Tartt now the starting strong safety, Reid was moved to a hybrid safety/linebacker role after linebacker Navorro Bowman was granted a release and Malcolm Smith suffered a season-ending pectoral injury. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, said the move was in response to having three starting caliber safeties and getting the best 11 players on the field together. [26] On October 22, 2017, he debuted in his new role and recorded four solo tackles in a 40-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The following week, free safety Jimmie Ward suffered a fractured forearm during a 33-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. This prompted the San Francisco 49ers' coaching staff to move Jaquiski Tartt to Ward's free safety role and move Reid back to his strong safety position. [27] On November 5, 2017, Reid recorded four combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass attempt by Arizona Cardinals' quarterback Drew Stanton, as the 49ers lost 20-10. [16]

Carolina Panthers

2018

On September 27, 2018, after placing starting safety Da'Norris Searcy on injured reserve, the Carolina Panthers signed Reid to a one-year deal. [28] Despite a lot of speculation about new Panthers owner David Tepper's feelings and agenda in contrast to those of the prior owner Jerry Richardson, Tepper and general manager Marty Hurney insisted that the signing was purely a football decision. Reid also refused to disclose more details about the circumstances leading to the signing in a press conference later that day, citing the fact that the information pertained to his collusion lawsuit. [29] Head coach Ron Rivera announced on October 5, 2018 that Reid would start at the free safety position in his season debut against the Giants on October 7, 2018. [30] Reid ended up taking a knee before the game, becoming the first Panthers player ever to do so, and totaled three tackles. [31] He finished the season starting in 13 games, recording 71 tackles, one sack, five passes defensed, and an interception.

On February 11, 2019, Reid signed a three-year, $22 million contract extension with the Panthers. [32]

NFL statistics

[33]

YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2013 SF 167762150.002045413.553011
2014 SF 15413470.0000313846.07307
2015 SF 167160111.0100000007
2016 SF 106248140.010011313.01305
2017 SF 136753140.0000200.0004
2018 CAR 137150211.000013939.03905
Career70389307822.02201124422.273039

Protest activities and collusion grievance against the NFL

In October 2017, Reid filed an official grievance letter with the NFL alleging that team owners and the league, influenced by President Donald Trump, colluded to prevent his employment due to his protest activities. Reid was the second NFL player after Colin Kaepernick to participate in U.S. national anthem protests intended to highlight social awareness and racial injustice towards people of color. Reid's lawyers also represent Kaepernick in a similar grievance case against the NFL. Trump, who publicly condemned the kneeling protests and urged that the protesting players be fired, had private conversations with NFL owners about the player protests during the time period. Team owners have said they are concerned about being in conflict with Trump in regards to the anthem protests. During a job interview with Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown, Reid reportedly refused to say whether he would obey a rule against kneeling during the anthem. [34] [35] [36] [37] In Reid's introductory press conference with the Panthers on September 27, 2018, he wore a shirt that supported Kaepernick and stated that his collusion lawsuit would still proceed unimpeded. [29] David Tepper, the new owner of the Panthers, was not named in the lawsuit since he was not yet a team owner when it was filed. Tepper also had been quite outspoken with his remarks about President Trump in the recent past and was more open to players expressing themselves and protesting than the rest of the team owners. [38] Nonetheless, the Panthers organization said the Reid signing was football-oriented only. [39] When asked by reporters during the press conference about plans to protest now that he had signed with a new team, Reid did not answer the questions, and cited the fact that the information pertained to his grievance. Reid did not directly say he would no longer kneel prior to games, but instead stated he was "considering other ways" of protesting. [29] In his season debut on October 7, 2018 at home in Charlotte against the Giants, he did in fact take a knee prior to the game.

As of December 18, 2018, Reid has been drug tested 7 times during the 2018 NFL season, even though he has only played in 11 games; accounting for a mandatory test, the probability of such an instance happening randomly is approximately 0.17%. [40] Reid sees this as evidence of being targeted by the league and plans on including these seven drug tests as part of his case file in the proceedings of his collusion grievance against the league. [41]

Personal life

His brother, Justin Reid, is a safety who was picked by Houston Texans in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. [42] [43]

Since Reid decided to protest with Colin Kaepernick in the 2016 NFL season, the two have been collaborating with each other to address social justice issues and help communities and people in need. During his introductory press conference with the Panthers on September 27, 2018, Reid said that the Players Coalition, which is seemingly devoted to addressing several issues he is focusing on, is an "NFL funded subversion group" and that he and Kaepernick would continue going their separate ways from the coalition. [29]

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