Greg Reid

Greg Reid (born September 8, 1990) is a professional gridiron football cornerback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He led college football in yards per punt return in 2009,[1] and was named defensive MVP in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.[2]

Greg Reid
Reid in 2017
No. 26 – Montreal Alouettes
Position:Cornerback / kick returner
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990
Valdosta, Georgia
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Lowndes (Valdosta, Georgia)
College:Florida State/Valdosta State
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:178.0
Pass breakups:50
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:16
Player stats at CFL.ca
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Career

In high school

After a senior season in which he rushed for over 1,200 yards, scored 18 touchdowns and had nine interceptions, Reid was named the fourth best cornerback in the nation, and the top overall prospect in Georgia.[3] He also earned All-American honors from Parade and SuperPrep, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named him "Georgia Player of the Year", and he was named the class five-A "Georgia Player of the Decade".[4]

Reid was heavily recruited out of high school, earning five star ratings from both Rivals and Scouts, and received scholarship offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida (he initially chose Florida over FSU during the recruiting process) and Georgia, among others.[3]

In college

Due to a lack of depth at the cornerback position, Reid played all thirteen games of the 2009 season, intercepting two passes, and leading the NCAA in punt return average".[5]

On August 1, 2012, Reid was dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles on account of violating team rules.[6] He later transferred to Valdosta State University, which is located in the same city as his high school.

Professional career

Reid signed with the St. Louis Rams on March 24, 2014. The news came two days after the Rams held a private workout for him.[7] He was waived during final cuts on August 30, 2014.

He was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo on December 23, 2014.[8]

Reid participated in the first inaugural NFL Veteran Combine on March 22, 2015.[9]

On April 29, 2015, Reid was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks. Reid's great play lead him to being named to the First Team All-Arena squad as well as the AFL Rookie of the Year.[10]

On May 30, 2017, Reid was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm. He was placed on league suspension on June 8, 2017.

Reid signed with the Monterrey Steel for their postseason run.

On May 22, 2018, Reid was assigned to the Washington Valor.

In 2019, his first full season with the Montreal Alouettes, Reid had 71 defensive tackles, knocked down 10 passes, made 3 interceptions, forced a fumble and recovered one. He was an integral member of the secondary on a resurgent Alouettes team and was named one of the 2019 CFL All-Stars. [11]

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References
  1. "Reid's Talent Crystal Clear". Seminoles.com. 2010-04-06. Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  2. "Evolution of Greg Reid | Tallahassee Democrat". tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  3. "Greg Reid – Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. "Player Bio: Greg Reid". Seminoles.com. 1990-09-08. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  5. "Florida State CB Greg Reid on humbling performance at Oklahoma: I needed that". Blogs.orlandosentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  6. Heather Hinich (August 1, 2010). "FSU CB Greg Reid dismissed from team". www.espn.go.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  7. "Rams sign ex-FSU star Greg Reid". ESPN.com. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  8. "Geralds, Reid Assigned to VooDoo". arenafootball.com. December 24, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  9. Sterling Xie (March 21, 2015). "NFL Veteran Combine Participants 2015: Players Who Will Make Rosters This Season". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  10. Clayton Freeman (August 27, 2015). "Sharks DB Greg Reid named AFL rookie of the year". www.jacksonville.com. The Florida-Times Union. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  11. https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/henoc-muamba-greg-reid-and-william-stanback-named-on-the-2019-cfl-all-stars/n-5575484
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