John Reeves (American football)

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John Reeves
Personal information
Born: (1975-02-23) February 23, 1975 (age 48)
Bradenton, Florida
Career information
High school: Southeast
(Bradenton, Florida)
College: Purdue
Position: Linebacker
Undrafted: 1999
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:10
Sacks:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at PFR

John Reeves (born February 23, 1975) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for Purdue.

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Early life and high school

Reeves was born and grew up in Bradenton, Florida and attended Southeast High School, where he played football alongside NFL wide receiver Peter Warrick. As a senior, he led the Seminoles to a perfect record and a Class 4A state championship and broke the school's record for touchdown passes in a season. [1]

College career

Reeves had to sit out his freshman season due to academic issues. As a sophomore, he played in six games at quarterback and completed 26 of 57 passes for 285 yards with one touchdown and six interceptions. Reeves missed most of the following spring practice due to spinal meningitis, but eventually worked his way to becoming the Boilermakers starting quarterback in the middle of the season before losing the starting job to Billy Dicken. Reeves finished the season with 772 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions on 51 of 102 passing. [2]

Reeves moved to defensive back going into his senior season and played the position in all 12 of Purdue's games. [2] Reeves also had to take extra classes in order to graduate in four years and earn an extra year of eligibility. In his fifth year Reeves played linebacker. [3]

Professional career

Reeves was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He spent two seasons with the Chargers, playing in 14 total games. [4]

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References

  1. Herren, Dave (December 3, 1993). "STOPPING REEVES' HEAVES KEY TO ELY'S HOPES AT STATE". Sun-Sentinel .
  2. 1 2 Remsberg, Brian (October 28, 1998). "Aggressive Boilermaker Reeves Likes Being the Hitter, Not the Hittee". PurdueSports.com.
  3. Karpick, Alan (July 4, 2017). "GoldandBlack.com's 20-year Purdue player draft: Pick No. 93". Rivals.com.
  4. "Purdue football: Who wore Numbers 1-5 best?". Journal & Courier . July 5, 2018.