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Darrell Reid

{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}

{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Darrell Reid.JPG

| caption = Reid with the Broncos in 2009

| number = 95

| position = Linebacker
Defensive end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|20}}

| birth_place = Freehold Borough, New Jersey, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lbs = 270

| high_school = Freehold

| college = Minnesota

| undraftedyear = 2005

| pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2005}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})

| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XLI)

| status =

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 131

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 6.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 = 2

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 = 4

| statlabel5 = Pass deflections

| statvalue5 = 2

| pfr = ReidDa20

}}

Darrell Reid (born June 20, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and was a part of their Super Bowl XLI winning team against the Chicago Bears.

Born and raised in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Reid attended Freehold High School.

College career

Reid played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2000-2004, where he was a four-year starter. He arrived at Minnesota as a linebacker, but was switched to defensive tackle in 2001. During his junior season, he led the team with 5.5 sacks. Reid switched to defensive end in 2004 and again led Minnesota in sacks with 7.5. This effort gained him a spot on the 2004 All-Big Ten Second-team.

Professional career

=Indianapolis Colts=

Reid was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Colts, and spent time at the defensive tackle. He filled in as a fullback in goal line situations, and has played special teams.

Reid won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts in 2007.

=Denver Broncos=

On February 28, 2009, Reid signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Denver Broncos. The deal includes a $1.3 million signing bonus and Reid could earn an additional $2.8 million through sack and playing-time incentives.[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3942161 Broncos sign safety Dawkins]

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005IND

| 8 || 1 || 11 || 7 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2006IND

| 15 || 0 || 35 || 26 || 9 || 0.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2007IND

| 16 || 1 || 31 || 24 || 7 || 0.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0

2008IND

| 16 || 0 || 30 || 18 || 12 || 2.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2009DEN

| 16 || 0 || 24 || 18 || 6 || 4.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|71213193386.511000022400

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="5"| Tackles

!colspan="5"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2005IND

| 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2006IND

| 4 || 0 || 8 || 7 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2007IND

| 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2008IND

| 1 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|70131210.01000000000

Health care fraud case

Reid was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of health care fraud by the United States Department of Justice on July 24, 2020.{{cite news |title=Six Former NFL Players Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-former-nfl-players-charged-superseding-indictment-alleging-nationwide-fraud-health-care |website=Justice.gov |date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=January 2, 2021}} He pleaded guilty by December 2020.{{cite news |author=Estep, Bill |title=With latest plea, a dozen former NFL players have admitted guilt in KY fraud case |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article247524200.html |website=Kentucky.com |date=December 1, 2020 |access-date=January 2, 2021}} By February 2022, he had been sentenced to 180 days of house arrest and ordered to perform 240 hours of community service.{{cite news |title=Former NFL Player Sentenced to Prison for Nationwide Health Care Fraud Scheme |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-nfl-player-sentenced-prison-nationwide-health-care-fraud-scheme |website=Justice.gov |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}

References

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External links

  • {{Twitter}}
  • [http://www.dreid95.com/ Official website]
  • [https://www.espn.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/14888/tebow-watch-manning-work-ethic Reid's comments on Tim Tebow]

{{Super Bowl XLI}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Darrell}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:Freehold High School alumni

Category:People from Freehold Borough, New Jersey

Category:Players of American football from Monmouth County, New Jersey

Category:American football defensive ends

Category:American football defensive tackles

Category:American football outside linebackers

Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football players

Category:Indianapolis Colts players

Category:Denver Broncos players

Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen

Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen