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<\/p>\nFormer NFL stars becoming college head coaches is all the rage these days, with Deion Sanders setting a trend that Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson and others are following. Now,\u00a0a Baltimore Ravens icon\u00a0could be the latest to join the club.<\/p>\n
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According to John Brice of Football Scoop, legendary Ravens safety Ed Reed is a finalist for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs\u2019 head coaching vacancy. Alabama A&M is an HBCU and a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).<\/p>\n
Reed, 46, has dabbled in coaching since he hung up his cleats almost a decade ago. He served as the Buffalo Bills\u2019 assistant defensive backs coach in 2016 and worked with the Miami Hurricanes, his college team, in multiple roles, first as a chief of staff (2020-21) and then as a senior football advisor (2022).<\/p>\n
In December of 2022, Reed was hired as the head coach of the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Less than a month later, though, the Florida-based HBCU declined to ratify the contract, and the two sides went their separate ways. Reed was publicly critical of the condition of the school\u2019s athletic facilites during this saga.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs went 6-6 this season and parted ways with head coach Connell Maynor, who had a 40-32 record in seven seasons at the helm. Unfortunately, their season was marred by horrible tragedy, as linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr.\u00a0passed away at the age of 20\u00a0on Nov. 29. Burnett suffered a head injury in a game against rival Alabama State a month earlier.<\/p>\n
Brice adds that the other finalist for the Alabama A&M job is former Alcorn State player and coach Fred McNair, brother of late former Ravens quarterback Steve McNair.<\/p>\n
Reed, of course, will always be a legend in Baltimore, spending 11 seasons with the Ravens and becoming one of the greatest safeties in NFL history. Now, he has a chance to grow his legend elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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