Fred Reid

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

{{Infobox CFL biography

| image = 2022, Coach Fred Reid.jpg

| image_upright = 1

| caption = Reid with the Redblacks in 2022

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|16}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team = Ottawa Redblacks

| number =

| status =

| import = yes

| position1 = Running backs coach

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 185

| college = Mississippi State

| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2005}}

| playing_team1 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers*

| playing_years2 = 2007

| playing_team2 = Mississippi MudCats

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2007|2011}}

| playing_team3 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| coaching_years1 = 2014–2018

| coaching_team1 = Middleton High School
(Head coach)

| coaching_years2 = {{CFL Year|2020|2021}}

| coaching_team2 = Toronto Argonauts
(Running backs coach)

| coaching_years3 = {{CFL Year|2022}}–present

| coaching_team3 = Ottawa Redblacks
(Running backs coach)

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

| career_highlights =

| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2010}}

| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2008|2010}}

| CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20111104161703/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=1244

}}

Fred Reid (born March 16, 1982) is the running backs coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional gridiron football running back who played primarily for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Mississippi State.

College career

Reid attended Mississippi State University and in four years of college football he totaled 996 rushing yards on 236 rushing attempts with six touchdowns.{{cite web|url=http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=187 |title=#32 Fred Reid |work=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |publisher=bluebombers.com |access-date=2009-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412075416/http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=187 |archive-date=April 12, 2009 }} He also totaled 44 receptions, 349 receiving yards and two touchdowns. When he graduated he finished as the Southeastern Conference's (SEC) all-time leading kick returner. As a kick returner with the Bulldogs, Reid had 61 returns for 1,303 yards.

As a senior in 2004, Reid helped Sylvester Croom, the first African American head coach in the SEC, win his debut by rushing for 37 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242480344|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504125005/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242480344|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2017|title=Croom wins historic debut|date=September 4, 2004|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2009-06-13}} During his final season which is considered his best at Mississippi State, Reid had 82 rushes, 393 yards and two touchdowns. Against Maine, he had a career-high 18 rushes for 72 rushing yards.

Professional career

=Tampa Bay Buccaneers=

Coming out of Mississippi State, Reid went undrafted in the 2005 NFL draft and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers shortly after the draft. He was released by the Buccaneers on June 28, 2005.{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/28/Bucs/King_grad_Reid_among_.shtml|title=King grad Reid among five released by Bucs|date=June 28, 2005|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=2009-06-13}}

=Mississippi MudCats=

In the spring of 2007, Reid played for the Mississippi MudCats of the American Indoor Football Association.{{cite web |url=http://djournal.com/sports/three-former-bulldogs-sign-with-mudcats/ |title=Three former Bulldogs sign with Mudcats |author=Gene Phelps |date=December 6, 2006 |publisher=Daily Journal |work=djournal.com |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083325/http://djournal.com/sports/three-former-bulldogs-sign-with-mudcats/ |url-status=dead }}

=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=

After spending 2006 out of football, upon recommendation from Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Barrin Simpson, Reid was signed by Winnipeg on April 5, 2007. In his first year with the Blue Bombers he played in all 18 regular-season games and rushed for 270 yards on 40 attempts with two touchdowns. Reid got two starts when Charles Roberts was out with injury. In those two starts, Reid ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns. As a kickoff returner, he had 213 yards on nine attempts. He saw playing time in all three of Winnipeg's playoff games including the Grey Cup against Saskatchewan.

In his second year in Winnipeg, Reid totaled 709 yards on 101 rushing attempts and added three touchdowns.{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1244|title=CFL.ca bio|access-date=2009-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219190309/http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1244|archive-date=2009-02-19|url-status=dead}} He was named an all-star after the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=254688|title=Alouettes, Lions dominate CFL All-Star selections|date=November 3, 2008|work=The Canadian Press|publisher=TSN.ca|access-date=2009-06-13}}

After the 2008 season, Reid's contract expired and he became a free agent, however he was re-signed on January 30, 2009.{{cite news|url=http://montreal.scalar.mrx.ca/article/bombers-re-sign-all-star-fred-reid|title=Bombers re-sign all-star Fred Reid|date=January 30, 2009|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=2009-06-13}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He was expected to share time at running back with Joe Smith in 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/football/2009/05/23/9546076-sun.html|title=Bombers re-sign an uninformed Joe Smith|last=Penton|first=Kirk|date=May 23, 2009|publisher=The Edmonton Sun|access-date=2009-06-13}}{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2009/06/02/lefko_cflpreviews_east_division/ |title=Lefko: Previewing the CFL East |date=June 2, 2009 |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2009-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611075651/http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2009/06/02/lefko_cflpreviews_east_division/ |archive-date=June 11, 2009 }} However, after Lavarus Giles impressed Blue Bombers management, Smith was released,{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/football/2009/06/25/9935566.html|title=Bombers release Smith|last=Penton|first=Kirk|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=Winnipeg Sun|access-date=2009-07-04}} meaning Reid would end up sharing carries with Giles.{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/Former+Esks+blame+themselves/1756141/story.html|title=Former Esks blame themselves|last=Korobanik|first=John|date=July 3, 2009|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Canada.com|access-date=2009-07-04}}

On August 21, 2009, Reid set a new Blue Bombers record for rushing in a single game with 260 yards, with the previous record being 249.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=288440|title=Reid Runs Wild as Blue Bombers Roll Over Lions|date=August 22, 2009|work=The Canadian Press|publisher=TSN.ca|access-date=2009-08-22}} Reid led the league in rushing during the 2010 CFL season with 1,396 yards.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2010|title=Rushing – 2010|publisher=CFL|access-date=2014-02-07|archive-date=2014-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222154018/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2010|url-status=dead}} After spending five seasons with the Blue Bombers, he was released on February 27, 2012.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-veteran-rb-fred-reid |title=Bombers release veteran RB Fred Reid |access-date=2017-08-28 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202644/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-veteran-rb-fred-reid |url-status=dead }}

Statistics

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! colspan="2" | Rushing

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="6" | Regular season

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! colspan="6" | Receiving

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! Year

! Team

! No.

! Yards

! Avg

! Long

! TD

! Fumb

! No.

! Yards

! Avg

! Long

! TD

ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2007

| WPG

| 40

| 270

| 6.8

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 8

| 120

| 15.0

| 41

| 0

2008

| WPG

| 101

| 709

| 7.0

| 0

| 3

| 0

| 13

| 96

| 7.4

| 22

| 0

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| 2009

| WPG

| 238

| 1,371

| 5.8

| 52

| 7

| 2

| 21

| 157

| 7.5

| 24

| 1

2010

| WPG

| 213

| 1,396

| 6.6

| 61

| 6

| 3

| 35

| 255

| 7.3

| 18

| 0

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| 2011

| WPG

| 181

| 759

| 4.2

| 47

| 4

| 1

| 22

| 182

| 8.3

| 44

| 0

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! colspan="2" | Totals

| 773

| 4505

| 5.8

| 61

| 22

| 6

| 99

| 810

| 8.2

| 44

| 1

Coaching career

=Toronto Argonauts=

On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Reid had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's running backs coach.{{Cite news|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/06/argos-announce-2020-coaching-staff/|title=Argos announce 2020 coaching staff|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|date=February 6, 2020}} While the 2020 CFL season was cancelled, Reid continued as a coach for the Argonauts in 2021. He was not retained by the Argonauts following the season.

=Ottawa Redblacks=

On March 11, 2022, it was announced that Reid had joined the Ottawa Redblacks as the team's running backs coach. The move reunited him with his former Winnipeg head coach, Paul LaPolice.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/03/11/former-cfl-all-star-fred-reid-joins-redblacks-as-running-backs-coach/ |title=Former CFL All-Star Fred Reid joins Redblacks as running backs coach |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=March 11, 2022}}

References

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:American football running backs

Category:Canadian football running backs

Category:Mississippi MudCats players

Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players

Category:Players of American football from Tampa, Florida

Category:Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida

Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players

Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players

Category:Toronto Argonauts coaches

Category:Ottawa Redblacks coaches