Miami Hurricanes legend was offered Grambling State job
Before hiring their new head coach, Hue Jackson, Grambling initially offered the position to Hall-of-Famer and Miami Hurricanes legend Ed Reed, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.
Reed was reportedly the school’s first choice, even though he has limited coaching experience. Grambling reportedly made a comprehensive package offer to Reed. It was one he strongly considered before deciding the timing was not right for him, according to reports. Reed was in the middle of helping Miami navigate their transition of power from Manny Diaz to Mario Cristobal.
He spent time with the Buffalo Bills coaching staff in the past and was the chief of staff on Manny Diaz’ staff with the Miami Hurricanes. As a player, Reed was one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
Does he have enough coaching experience?
As great of a player as he was, Reed has such a limited coaching resume it would certainly be a pretty big roll of the dice to hire him as head coach.
He’s full of charisma, charm, and personality, there’s no question about that. You can see that from plenty of his interviews or his incredible Hall-of-Fame enshrinement speech.
His job with the Hurricanes’ under Diaz wasn’t exactly a typical position in the college coaching ranks. He wasn’t even a position coach or coordinator. Diaz referred to him as the “culture coordinator”.
There are certainly plenty of question marks surrounding Reed’s coaching resume. It will be interesting to see what route he decides to travel in the football coaching ranks in the future.
Miami Hurricane Legend
Ed Reed was a member of the Miami Hurricanes 2001 National Championship team, a roster that was one of the greatest teams in college football history.
He was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in the 2000 season and a unanimous first-team All-American in the 2001 season. One of his most famous plays in college came against Boston College in 2001, when he took the football out of his teammates hands who had just intercepted it, and he raced 80 yards for a touchdown.
He was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 and he earned National Defensive Player of the Year honors from Football News.
Hall-of-Famer
Once he left Miami and made his way onto the NFL, Ed Reed was known for not only his remarkable ability to intercept passes but to return them for touchdowns.
In 174 career games that he played in the National Football League, Reed intercepted 64 passes which he returned for 1,590 yards and seven touchdowns. He also racked up 643 tackles, recorded six sacks,and made 13 fumble recoveries during his Hall-of-Fame NFL career.
He was a nine-time Pro Bowler and was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. The Miami product was also named to the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2000s.
His best playing days in the NFL were with the Baltimore Ravens and he’s widely considered as one of the most accomplished safeties to ever play the game at any level.