Reed Doughty
{{Short description|American football player (born 1982)}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Reed doughty 2011.jpg
| caption = Doughty with the Washington Redskins in 2011
| number = 23, 37
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|4}}
| birth_place = Greeley, Colorado, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 206
| high_school = Roosevelt {{nowrap|(Johnstown, Colorado)}}
| college = Northern Colorado
| draftyear = 2006
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 173
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 507
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 3.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 11
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 3
| pfr = D/DougRe20
}}
Reed Doughty (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round, with the 173rd overall pick, of the 2006 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Northern Colorado.
Doughty is best known for taking over the starting job at free safety following the injury and subsequent death of Sean Taylor as well as for his public work to support organ donation, particularly for Americans with kidney disease.{{cite news| url=http://video.foxnews.com/v/1209706426001/power-player-of-the-week-reed-doughty/ | work=Fox News | title=Power Player of the Week: Reed Doughty - Fox News Video - Fox News}}
College career
During his college career, Doughty was a member of many Academic All-American teams, having graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in sport and exercise science.{{cite web |url=http://www.redskins.com/team/profile.jsp?id=6784 |title=Washington Redskins |website=www.redskins.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050507202847/http://www.redskins.com/team/profile.jsp?id=6784 |archive-date=May 7, 2005}} Doughty was also a finalist for the Draddy Trophy award (also known as the "Academic Heisman") following his senior year.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/2
| weight = 209
| dash = 4.62
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.67
| shuttle = 4.17
| cone drill = 6.66
| vertical = 37.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 1
| bench = 15
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 10
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/reed-doughty/3200444f-5519-4035-ca07-7d25cf9db1c5 |title=Reed Doughty Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 29, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=21757&DraftYear=2006 |title=Reed Doughty College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 29, 2024}}
}}
=Washington Redskins=
Doughty was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=May 10, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In 2007, Doughty switched his jersey number to 37 from 23, which he wore in his rookie season. He had his first career start in Week 11 of the 2007 season against the Dallas Cowboys. In the 2010 season, he recorded a career high of 93 tackles as well as one sack, two pass deflections, and one forced fumble.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
In 2011, Doughty was re-signed by the Redskins to a three-year contract.{{cite news| work=WashingtonPost.com | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-re-sign-safety-reed-doughty/2011/08/03/gIQAK7BosI_blog.html | title=Redskins re-sign safety Reed Doughty | access-date=August 3, 2011 | first=Mike | last=Jones | date=August 3, 2011}} Throughout the 2011 season, he played as the backup to both free safety, Oshiomogho Atogwe, and strong safety, LaRon Landry, splitting the responsibility with DeJon Gomes. Before the start of the 2013 season, Doughty was elected by his teammates to be the Redskins' special teams captain.{{cite web|work=WashingtonPost.com|title=Griffin, four others elected Redskins' captains by teammates|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2013/09/03/griffin-elected-a-captain-by-redskins-teammates/|first=Mark|last=Maske|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=September 3, 2013}}
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 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2006 | WAS
| 10 || 0 || 14 || 11 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | WAS
| 16 || 6 || 53 || 32 || 21 || 0.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | WAS
| 4 || 3 || 19 || 15 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | WAS
| 15 || 7 || 91 || 75 || 16 || 2.0 || 6 || 1 || 13 || 0 || 13 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | WAS
| 15 || 9 || 93 || 54 || 39 || 1.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | WAS
| 16 || 11 || 88 || 58 || 30 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | WAS
| 16 || 10 || 69 || 44 || 25 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | WAS
| 15 || 8 || 80 || 47 || 33 || 0.0 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 0 || 25 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 107 | 54 | 507 | 336 | 171 | 3.5 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
=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 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2007 | WAS
| 1 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | WAS
| 1 || 1 || 13 || 7 || 6 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal
Doughty has severe hearing impairment and sometimes has to read lips to understand what others are saying.{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Jason|title=Doughty Confronts Loss of Hearing|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072503101.html?nav=rss_sports|access-date=November 29, 2010|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 26, 2008}}
In 2002, Doughty married his girlfriend Katie. They met several years earlier at 3J's Christian Coffeehouse in Johnstown, Colorado, his hometown while they were both in high school. The Doughtys had a baby in August 2006, a son named Micah. Micah was born prematurely and suffered kidney failure as a baby, but received a successful kidney transplant and is now doing well. The Doughtys also had a daughter and are currently living in northern Colorado.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
Doughty is a Christian.{{cite web|title=A Redskin's Resilience|url=http://archives.fca.org/vsItemDisplay.lsp?method=display&objectid=1FACBBFE-C29A-EE7A-E16BC4904CC340F0}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.redskins.com/team/roster/Reed-Doughty/a8e53cbb-89c1-4302-8d39-fab1e9258492 Washington Redskins bio]
- [http://uncbears.com/sports/fball/mtt/doughty_reed00.html UNC Bears bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Greeley, Colorado
Category:American football safeties