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Legendary safety Ed Reed is most known for his time with the Baltimore Ravens, but he actually did not finish out his NFL career with the club.
During his final NFL season in 2013, Reed spent time with both the Houston Texans and the New York Jets, playing in seven games for each team.
But Reed does not exactly have fond memories of his time in Houston, saying that the Texans recruited him to be a veteran presence in the locker room and then tried to silence him when he attempted to set an example.
Article Continues Below“You actually brought me in, recruited me, and asked me to tell you the things that I’m telling you,” Reed said during a conversation with Master Tesfatsion of Bleacher Report. “And when I started saying that stuff, they shrugged me off. It was like, ‘Nah, that’s not how we do it.’ So I was lied to. I’m too old to be lied to and I’m too old to play these games with people who say you’ve got to play the game to get higher. I’m not playing the game. I ain’t got time for that. I’ll go do something else.”
Houston ultimately released Reed in mid-November, which was when the Hall-of-Famer signed with the Jets.
In 14 games between both squads that season, Reed registered 38 tackles and three interceptions.
Reed, who played his collegiate football at the University of Miami, was originally selected by the Ravens in the first round (24th pick overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Throughout his illustrious NFL career, Reed made nine Pro Bowl appearances, earned five First-Team All-Pro selections and won a Defensive Player of the Year award back in 2004. Most importantly, he helped lead Baltimore to a Super Bowl title during the 2012-13 campaign, which happened to be his last season with the Ravens.
