| John Reid | |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Laurel, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 187 |
| High School: | St. Joseph's Preparatory School |
| College: | Penn State (2015–2019) |
| Draftyear: | 2020 |
| Draftround: | 4 |
| Draftpick: | 141 |
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| Statleague: | NFL |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 30 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statlabel5: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue5: | 3 |
| Statlabel6: | Interceptions |
| Statlabel7: | Defensive touchdowns |
| Pfr: | ReidJo00 |
John Earl Reid (born May 15, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State.
A native of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, he played high school football at St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia where he was a three-year starter.[1]
Reid attended the Pennsylvania State University. He started two games as a true freshman and played in 13 games, earning ESPN.com's Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team honors. He started all 14 games in 2016 as a sophomore, helping Penn State win a Big Ten Championship and make a trip to the Rose Bowl. Reid redshirted the 2017 season due to a knee injury. He started 24 games in his final two years as a Nittany Lion. He finished third on the team with 72 tackles as a senior.[2] In his career, Reid had 125 total tackles and seven interceptions. He was a three-time Big Ten Honorable Mention.[1] Aside from football, Reid majored in electrical engineering and computer science, where he had internships at Intel and Blizzard Entertainment.[3]
Reid was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 141st pick of the 2020 NFL draft.[4]
On August 24, 2021, the Texans traded Reid to the Seattle Seahawks for a 2022 seventh round draft pick.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2021, re-signed to the practice squad the next day and one week later joined the 53-man roster.[6] [7] [8] He was released on October 12, 2022, after beginning the season on injured reserve.
On November 22, 2022, Reid signed with the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.[9]
On December 7, 2022, Reid was signed by the Tennessee Titans off the Falcons practice squad.[10] He was waived on December 30.[11]
On January 3, 2023, Reid was signed to the Falcons' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9.[12] He was released on May 3.
On May 4, 2023, Reid was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings.[13] He was waived on July 19, 2023.[14]