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{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1982)}}
{{For|the British sprinter|Fred Reid (athlete)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| image = 2022, Coach Fred Reid.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Reid with the Redblacks in 2022
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|3|16}}
| birth_place = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Ottawa Redblacks
| number =
| status =
| import = yes
| position1 = Running backs coach
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 185
| college = [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]]
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2005}}
| playing_team1 = [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]*
| playing_years2 = [[2007 American Indoor Football Association season|2007]]
| playing_team2 = [[Mississippi MudCats]]
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2007|2011}}
| playing_team3 = [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| coaching_years1 = 2014–2018
| coaching_team1 = [[George S. Middleton High School|Middleton High School]]<br>([[Head coach]])
| coaching_years2 = {{CFL Year|2020|2021}}
| coaching_team2 = [[Toronto Argonauts]]<br>(Running backs coach)
| coaching_years3 = {{CFL Year|2022}}–present
| coaching_team3 = [[Ottawa Redblacks]]<br>(Running backs coach)
| career_footnotes = <nowiki/>*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
| career_highlights =
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2010}}
| CFLEastAllStar = {{CFL Year|2008|2010}}
| CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20111104161703/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show?id=1244
}}
'''Fred Reid''' (born March 16, 1982) is the [[running backs coach]] for the [[Ottawa Redblacks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He is a former professional [[gridiron football]] [[running back]] who played primarily for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]. He was originally signed by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2005. He played [[college football]] at [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]].

==College career==
Reid attended [[Mississippi State University]] and in four years of [[college football]] he totaled 996 rushing yards on 236 rushing attempts with six touchdowns.<ref name="Peg">{{cite web|url=http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=187 |title=#32 Fred Reid |work=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |publisher=bluebombers.com |access-date=2009-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412075416/http://www.bluebombers.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=618&Itemid=187 |archive-date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> He also totaled 44 [[Reception (American football)|receptions]], 349 receiving yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="Peg" /> When he graduated he finished as the [[Southeastern Conference]]'s (SEC) all-time leading kick returner.<ref name="Peg" /> As a kick returner with the Bulldogs, Reid had 61 returns for 1,303 yards.<ref name="Peg" />

As a [[Senior (education)|senior]] in 2004, Reid helped [[Sylvester Croom]], the first [[African American]] head coach in the SEC, win his debut by rushing for 37 yards on 15 carries and one [[Touchdown (football)|touchdown]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242480344|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504125005/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=242480344|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 4, 2017|title=Croom wins historic debut|date=September 4, 2004|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2009-06-13}}</ref> During his final season which is considered his best at Mississippi State, Reid had 82 rushes, 393 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="Peg" /> Against [[Maine Black Bears football|Maine]], he had a career-high 18 rushes for 72 rushing yards.<ref name="Peg" />

==Professional career==
===Tampa Bay Buccaneers===
Coming out of [[Mississippi State Bulldogs football|Mississippi State]], Reid went undrafted in the [[2005 NFL draft]] and was signed by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] shortly after the draft.<ref name="Peg" /> He was released by the Buccaneers on June 28, 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2005/06/28/Bucs/King_grad_Reid_among_.shtml|title=King grad Reid among five released by Bucs|date=June 28, 2005|publisher=St. Petersburg Times|access-date=2009-06-13}}</ref>

===Mississippi MudCats===
In the spring of 2007, Reid played for the [[Mississippi MudCats]] of the [[American Indoor Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://djournal.com/sports/three-former-bulldogs-sign-with-mudcats/ |title=Three former Bulldogs sign with Mudcats |author=Gene Phelps |date=December 6, 2006 |publisher=Daily Journal |work=djournal.com |access-date=August 12, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083325/http://djournal.com/sports/three-former-bulldogs-sign-with-mudcats/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Winnipeg Blue Bombers===
After spending 2006 out of football, upon recommendation from [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] [[linebacker]] [[Barrin Simpson]], Reid was signed by Winnipeg on April 5, 2007.<ref name="Peg" /> In his first year with the Blue Bombers he played in all 18 regular-season games and rushed for 270 yards on 40 attempts with two touchdowns.<ref name="Peg" /> Reid got two starts when [[Charles Roberts (Canadian football)|Charles Roberts]] was out with injury.<ref name="Peg" /> In those two starts, Reid ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns.<ref name="Peg" /> As a kickoff returner, he had 213 yards on nine attempts.<ref name="Peg" /> He saw playing time in all three of Winnipeg's playoff games including the [[95th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]] against [[Saskatchewan Roughriders|Saskatchewan]].<ref name="Peg" />

In his second year in Winnipeg, Reid totaled 709 yards on 101 rushing attempts and added three touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1244|title=CFL.ca bio|access-date=2009-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219190309/http://cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1244|archive-date=2009-02-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was named an all-star after the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=254688|title=Alouettes, Lions dominate CFL All-Star selections|date=November 3, 2008|work=The Canadian Press|publisher=TSN.ca|access-date=2009-06-13}}</ref>

After the 2008 season, Reid's contract expired and he became a [[free agent]], however he was re-signed on January 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://montreal.scalar.mrx.ca/article/bombers-re-sign-all-star-fred-reid|title=Bombers re-sign all-star Fred Reid|date=January 30, 2009|publisher=CFL.ca|access-date=2009-06-13}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was expected to share time at [[running back]] with [[Joe Smith (running back)|Joe Smith]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/football/2009/05/23/9546076-sun.html|title=Bombers re-sign an uninformed Joe Smith|last=Penton|first=Kirk|date=May 23, 2009|publisher=The Edmonton Sun|access-date=2009-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2009/06/02/lefko_cflpreviews_east_division/ |title=Lefko: Previewing the CFL East |date=June 2, 2009 |publisher=Sportsnet.ca |access-date=2009-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611075651/http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2009/06/02/lefko_cflpreviews_east_division/ |archive-date=June 11, 2009 }}</ref> However, after [[Lavarus Giles]] impressed Blue Bombers management, Smith was released,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/football/2009/06/25/9935566.html|title=Bombers release Smith|last=Penton|first=Kirk|date=June 25, 2009|publisher=Winnipeg Sun|access-date=2009-07-04}}</ref> meaning Reid would end up sharing carries with Giles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/Former+Esks+blame+themselves/1756141/story.html|title=Former Esks blame themselves|last=Korobanik|first=John|date=July 3, 2009|work=Edmonton Journal|publisher=Canada.com|access-date=2009-07-04}}</ref>

On August 21, 2009, Reid set a new Blue Bombers record for rushing in a single game with 260 yards, with the previous record being 249.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=288440|title=Reid Runs Wild as Blue Bombers Roll Over Lions|date=August 22, 2009|work=The Canadian Press|publisher=TSN.ca|access-date=2009-08-22}}</ref> Reid led the league in rushing during the [[2010 CFL season]] with 1,396 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2010|title=Rushing – 2010|publisher=CFL|access-date=2014-02-07|archive-date=2014-02-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222154018/http://www.cfl.ca/statistics/league/stat/Rushing/year/2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> After spending five seasons with the Blue Bombers, he was released on February 27, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-veteran-rb-fred-reid |title=Bombers release veteran RB Fred Reid |access-date=2017-08-28 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202644/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-release-veteran-rb-fred-reid |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="65%" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | Rushing
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="6" | Regular season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="6" | Receiving
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! No.
! Yards
! Avg
! Long
! TD
! Fumb
! No.
! Yards
! Avg
! Long
! TD
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2007 CFL season|2007]]
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|WPG]]
| 40
| 270
| 6.8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 120
| 15.0
| 41
| 0
|-
| [[2008 CFL season|2008]]
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|WPG]]
| 101
| 709
| 7.0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 96
| 7.4
| 22
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009 CFL season|2009]]
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|WPG]]
| 238
| 1,371
| 5.8
| 52
| 7
| 2
| 21
| 157
| 7.5
| 24
| 1
|-
| [[2010 CFL season|2010]]
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|WPG]]
| 213
| 1,396
| 6.6
| 61
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 255
| 7.3
| 18
| 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2011 CFL season|2011]]
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers|WPG]]
| 181
| 759
| 4.2
| 47
| 4
| 1
| 22
| 182
| 8.3
| 44
| 0
|-
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | Totals
| '''773'''
| '''4505'''
| '''5.8'''
| '''61'''
| '''22'''
| '''6'''
| 99
| 810
| 8.2
| 44
| 1
|}

==Coaching career==
===Toronto Argonauts===
On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Reid had joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] as the team's running backs coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/06/argos-announce-2020-coaching-staff/|title=Argos announce 2020 coaching staff|publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]]|date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> While the [[2020 CFL season]] was cancelled, Reid continued as a coach for the Argonauts in [[2021 Toronto Argonauts season|2021]]. He was not retained by the Argonauts following the season.

===Ottawa Redblacks===
On March 11, 2022, it was announced that Reid had joined the [[Ottawa Redblacks]] as the team's [[running backs coach]]. The move reunited him with his former Winnipeg [[head coach]], [[Paul LaPolice]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/03/11/former-cfl-all-star-fred-reid-joins-redblacks-as-running-backs-coach/ |title=Former CFL All-Star Fred Reid joins Redblacks as running backs coach |publisher=[[Ottawa Redblacks]] |date=March 11, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{CFL rushing yardage leaders}}

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[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American football running backs]]
[[Category:Canadian football running backs]]
[[Category:Mississippi MudCats players]]
[[Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Tampa, Florida]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Tampa, Florida]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players]]
[[Category:Toronto Argonauts coaches]]
[[Category:Ottawa Redblacks coaches]]

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