Ed Reynolds (safety)

Edward Rannell Reynolds II (born October 18, 1991) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Stanford. His father is the former NFL linebacker and league official of the same name, Ed Reynolds.

Ed Reynolds
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-18) October 18, 1991
Greensboro, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Woodberry Forest School
(Woodberry Forest, Virginia)
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 5 / Pick: 162
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:64
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Pass deflections:2
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

In 2012, Reynolds was a third team All-American by the Associated Press.[1] He also won the Jack Tatum Trophy.

Reynolds entered the 2014 NFL Draft after his junior season.[2]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Reynolds was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fifth round, 162nd overall, in the 2014 NFL Draft. He was released on August 30, 2014, but signed with the practice squad the next day.

On September 4, 2015, Reynolds was cut in the last round of preseason cuts and signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015. He was promoted to the 53-man active roster on November 20, 2015.

On December 13, 2015, in a game against the Buffalo Bills he recorded his first career interception.

On September 3, 2016, Reynolds was released by the Eagles.[3]

Cleveland Browns

On September 5, 2016, Reynolds was signed to the Browns' practice squad.[4] He was signed to the active roster on October 18, 2016.[5]

Reynolds was waived/injured by the Browns on August 29, 2017 and placed on injured reserve.[6] Reynolds was released by the Browns on September 4, 2017.

Atlanta Legends

In 2019, Reynolds joined the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football.[7] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[8]

Houston Roughnecks

Reynolds was drafted in the 6th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Houston Roughnecks.[9] He was waived by January 5, 2020.

References
  1. Release from Stanford Athletics (December 15, 2012). "Ertz, 3 other Cardinal, named to AP All-American Team". Palo Alto Online.
  2. Bonagura, Kyle (January 14, 2014). "Ed Reynolds leaving for NFL". ESPN.
  3. McPherson, Chris (September 3, 2016). "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
  4. "Browns add 4 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
  5. "Browns elevate DB Ed Reynolds to active roster, place DB Jordan Poyer on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  6. "Browns release DL Cam Johnson, DB Ed Reynolds II". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2017. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018.
  7. Kerr, Jeff (February 1, 2019). "Former Eagles emerge on Alliance of American Football rosters". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  9. "DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 14, 2019.
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