Andre Reed

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Andre Reed
Andre Reed Autographs USS Ronald Reagan Mar 20, 2009.jpg
Reed at an autograph session in 2009
Position (s):
Wide Receiver
Jersey numbers:
83, 84
born on January 29, 1964 in Allentown , Pennsylvania
Career information
Active : 1985 - 2000
NFL Draft : 1985 / Round: 4 / Pick: 86
College : Kutztown
Teams
* Offseason and / or Practice Squad member only
Career statistics
Captured passports     951
Captive yards     13.198
Touchdowns     87
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Andre Darnell Reed (* 29. January 1964 in Allentown , Pennsylvania ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of wide receiver . He played 15 years for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League (NFL) and came with his team four years in a row in the Super Bowl . In 2014 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame .

Football career

Reed was born in Allentown and began his football career in high school as a quarterback. Reed then attended Kutztown University of Pennsylvania , where he moved to the position of wide receiver and quickly drew the NFL's attention for his speed and consistency.

In the 1985 NFL Draft , Reed was selected in the fourth round in 86th place by the Buffalo Bills . He played 15 consecutive seasons with the Bills from 1985 to 1999 and reached the Super Bowl four times during that time . Together with quarterback Jim Kelly , who came to the Bills a year later, and running back Thurman Thomas , who was drafted by the Bills in 1988, they formed the central core of the no-huddle offense developed by then head coach Marv Levy . As a receiver, Reed distinguished that he scored more yards even after catching the pass and thus gained a lot of space even with short passes. He was also one of the most consistent receivers, as he was able to catch at least 50 passes in 13 seasons. With Kelly, he also held the record for the most complete passes by a quarterback receiver duo for several years. As part of the so-called "K-Gun offense" he was elected seven times to the Pro Bowl and in the early 1990s reached the Super Bowl four times in a row with the Bills. However, you couldn't win any of these, because you could win Super Bowl XXV (19:20 against the New York Giants after Scott Norwood's missed field goal in the final seconds), Super Bowl XXVI (24:37 against the Washington Redskins ), the Super Bowl XXVII (with 17:52 against the Dallas Cowboys ) and the Super Bowl XXVIII (with 13:30 also against the Cowboys) had all lost. Reed was released from the Bills in the off-season 2000 , along with his long-time teammates Thurman Thomas and Bruce Smith , because the team had problems with the salary cap .

He then signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos in 2000 . With the Broncos wide receiver busy, he asked about his dismissal after Head Coach Mike Shanahan informed him that he would not be on the Broncos roster at the start of the season. Eventually he joined the Washington Redskins and retired after the season.

NFL records

After retiring, Reed was in the top spot in most NFL career stats. In his 16-year career, he caught balls for more than 1,000 yards four times. When he resigned, he had 951 catches and 13,198 yards caught, each being the third best in NFL history.

His personal career highs were in 1994 with 90 catches, in 1991 with 10 touchdowns and in 1989 with 1,312 caught yards.

During his career, he also ran 500 yards and a touchdown in 75 runs.

With 221 games, Reed currently has the most bets on the Bills. In total, he played in 234 games. With 87 touchdowns, he also shares the record for the most touchdowns in Bill's history with Thurman Thomas.

Super Bowl records

In his four Super Bowl appearances, Reed recorded 27 catches, the second highest in NFL history after Jerry Rice's 33 catches. With 323 yards trapped in the Super Bowls, he is third after Rice 604 yards and Lynn Swann's 364 yards.

"The Comeback"

In addition to his important role for the Bills in reaching the four consecutive Super Bowls, Reed is best known for his performance in winning the first play-off game against the Houston Oilers on January 3, 1993, known as "The Comeback "is known. Until the middle of the third quarter, the Oilers were safely leading 35: 3. In addition, the Bills played without their starting quarterback Jim Kelly and running back Thurman Thomas. In the second half, however, backup quarterback Frank Reich and Reed managed to add a 32-point deficit to one of the biggest comebacks in NFL history. The Bills won the game 41:38 in overtime, with Reed contributing eight ball catches at 136 yards and three touchdowns. After the game, the Bills were able to defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Miami Dolphins , but were finally defeated by the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXVII with a clear 17:52.

Pro Football Hall of Fame candidacy

2006 Reed was first eligible for inclusion in the Pro Football Hall of Fame . However, he was not selected as a candidate in the first four years of his eligibility because other wide receiver candidates, including a. Art Monk , Michael Irvin and Cris Carter , also awaited their appointment. After the three were accepted into the Hall in 2007, 2008 and 2013, the candidacy for Reed was made difficult again in the following years. During the 2009 ceremony, Reed's former teammate Bruce Smith and the Bill's founder and former owner Ralph Wilson were inducted into the hall. In 2010, Jerry Rice became eligible for the first time. Because of his outstanding performance on the field, Rice was also inducted into the hall.

In 2011 and 2012, Reed, Chris Carter and Tim Brown were among the 15 finalists who were considered for the 2011 and 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class, respectively, but were not selected on both occasions. After Carter was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013, Reed was finally elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 1, 2014, and officially inducted on August 2.

Honor

On October 18, 2014, Kutztown University , Reed's former college, renamed University Field to Andre Reed Stadium in his honor .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Stefan Feldmann: Legends - Receivers: Andre Reed. bigplay.ch, June 14, 2014, accessed on March 17, 2017 .
  2. ^ Reed Bucking The Broncos. In: cbsnews.com. September 1, 2000, accessed March 17, 2017 .
  3. Dave Seminara: The Greatest Rally, or the Biggest Fade? The New York Times , January 1, 2013, accessed March 17, 2017 .
  4. Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history. In: nfl.com. January 3, 2013, accessed March 17, 2017 .
  5. Super Bowl XXVII Game Recap. In: nfl.com. February 1, 1993, accessed March 17, 2017 .
  6. Kutztown University to name its football stadium in Andre Reed's honor. In: mcall.com. September 18, 2014, accessed March 17, 2017 .