- Tyler Reed
Infobox NFLactive
name=Tyler Reed
currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentpositionplain=Guard
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|10|6
birthplace=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
heightft=6
heightin=4
weight=303
debutyear=
debutteam=
college=Penn State
draftyear=2006
draftround=6
draftpick=200
pastteams=
*Chicago Bears (2006-2008)
status=
highlights=
* No notable achievements
nfl=REE453272Tyler Blake Reed (born
Oct 6 ,1982 in city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania) is anAmerican football guard who is currently afree agent . He was drafted by theChicago Bears in the sixth round of the2006 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Penn State.Early years
Reed played on both sides of the ball and started 4 years while attending Thomas Jefferson High School in
Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania . He recorded over 150pancake blocks and 250 tackles, 23 of which were sacks during his high school career. [ [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player69.html Chicago Bears] ] Reed also won the WPIAL Class AAAshot put championship in 2000. [ [http://www.post-gazette.com/highschoolsports/20000525hsath.asp Post Gazette] ]College career
Collegiately, Reed started 30 games at right guard whilst at Penn State. [ [http://www.suntimes.com/output/bears/bears08.html Sun Times] ] Reed started 11 games on the
offensive line as a senior, playing a key role on the Nittany Lions team then finished the season as the number three ranked college football team in the nation.The 2005 Penn State football season culminated in the 2006 Orange Bowl in
Miami, Florida . A post-game photograph from that game captured Reed extending a hand to a defeated FSU playerBrodrick Bunkley after the third overtime. [ [http://www.orlandosentinel.com/broadband/orl-spt-orangebowlpg2006,0,5164897.photogallery?coll=orl-multimedia-photo&index=20 Orlando Sentinel] ]Professional career
Chicago Bears
Reed signed a four-year contract with the Chicago Bears in June 2006. [ [http://www.suntimes.com/output/bears/bears08.html Sun Times] ] He was waived by the Chicago Bears on
September 2 ,2006 , and signed to the practice squad onSeptember 3 ,2006 . He signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears onFebruary 2 ,2007 . [ [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player69.html Chicago Bears] ]The Bears released Reed from the practice squad on October 6, 2008.
References
External links
* [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player69.html Chicago Bears bio]
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