Gabe Reid
{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Gabe Reid
| image = FEMA - 42659 - Former National Football League Players Visit Joint Field Office (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Reid (left) with Reno Mahe in 2009
| number = 48, 82
| position = Tight end, fullback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|28}}
| birth_place = Pago Pago, American Samoa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 253
| high_school = Leone
| college = BYU
| undraftedyear = 2003
| pastteams =
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2003}})*
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2003}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 7
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 57
| pfr = ReidGa00
}}
Gabriel "Gabe" Reid (born May 28, 1977) is a former American football tight end for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of BYU.
Football career
Reid played high school football for Leone High School in Leone, American Samoa and followed older brother Spencer Reid to Brigham Young University. Spencer was the first graduate from an American Samoan high school to play in the NFL, playing for the Carolina Panthers (1998) and Indianapolis Colts (1999).
After not being selected in the 2003 NFL draft, Reid signed with the Chicago Bears. Late in the 2006 season, Bears head coach Lovie Smith converted Reid into a fullback after starter Jason McKie injured his ankle. He fumbled a kickoff return in Super Bowl XLI at his 35-yard line with Colts player Tyjuan Hagler recovering and the Colts, after a fumble of their own, subsequently scored.{{cite magazine|last=Silver|first=Michael|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2007/02/12/bringing-it-home|title=Bringing It Home|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=February 12, 2007|accessdate=July 22, 2020}} Reid became a restricted free agent after the season, but was not offered an extension and did not return to the Bears.{{cite news|last=Crist|first=John|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/Article/Reids-Career-With-Bears-Likely-Over-104403978/|title=Reid's Career With Bears Likely Over|publisher=247Sports|date=March 4, 2007|accessdate=July 22, 2020}}
He ended his four-year NFL career with seven receptions for 57 yards and no touchdowns.
Personal
Reid is a husband and a father of four children, three girls and one boy. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.,{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/im-a-mormon---gabe-reid---former-nfl-player/youtube_01bec3c0-e553-11e0-8478-001cc4c03286.html|title=I'm a Mormon - Gabe Reid - Former NFL Player|newspaper=Daily Herald|date=September 22, 2011|accessdate=July 22, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723074318/https://www.heraldextra.com/im-a-mormon---gabe-reid---former-nfl-player/youtube_01bec3c0-e553-11e0-8478-001cc4c03286.html|url-status=dead}} and has been serving as the second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency since April 6, 2024.
References
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:BYU Cougars football players
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Players of American football from American Samoa
Category:American Samoan Latter Day Saints
Category:Sportspeople from Pago Pago
Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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Category:Pacific Islander American players of American football