Trovon Reed Explained

Trovon Reed
Current Team:UCF Knights
Position:Cornerbacks coach
Birth Date:December 30, 1990
Birth Place:Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:191
High School:Thibodaux
College:Auburn
Undraftedyear:2015
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:14
Statlabel2:Pass deflections
Statvalue2:3
Statlabel3:Interceptions
Statvalue3:2
Pastcoaching:
  • Auburn (2021)
    Player relations coordinator
  • Auburn (2022-2024)
    Director of football & player relations
  • UCF (2024-present)
    Cornerbacks coach

Trovon Reed (born December 30, 1990) is a former American football cornerback who is currently the cornerbacks coach for the UCF Knights. Reed spent time playing for the Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He also played college football at Auburn.

Early years

Reed attended Thibodaux High School in Thibodaux, Louisiana where he graduated in 2010.[1]

College career

Coming out of high school, Reed committed to play football at Auburn University. Reed played games in five different years, spending the first four years at wide receiver and switched to cornerback for his senior season.[2] Reed used a medical redshirt his freshman season due to a knee injury. Reed was eligible for a medical redshirt due to only playing in one game that season.[3] Reed finished his career with 14 total tackles and 3 interceptions. Reed is a 2x SEC Champion (2010, 2013) and a 1x National Champion (2010).

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

On May 2, 2015, after going undrafted, Reed signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks.[4]

St. Louis Rams

On August 4, 2015, Reed signed with the St. Louis Rams replacing Devon Wylie on the 90 man roster.[5] On September 5, 2015 Reed was waived from the Rams roster as they trimmed their roster down to 53 players.[6] The following day the Rams signed Reed to their practice squad.[7] On September 15, 2015, Reed was released from the Rams' practice squad.[8]

Miami Dolphins

On October 20, 2015 Reed was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[9] On November 2, 2015, the Dolphins cut Reed from their practice squad.[10]

Seattle Seahawks (second stint)

On November 17, 2015 Reed was signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[11] On January 18, 2016 Reed signed a futures contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[12] On August 30, 2016, he was waived/injured by the Seahawks and placed on injured reserve.[13] On September 3, 2016, he was released from the Seahawks' injured reserve.[14]

San Diego Chargers

On October 26, 2016, Reed was signed to the Chargers' practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2016.[16] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[17]

Seattle Seahawks (third stint)

On November 14, 2017, Reed was again signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.[18] He was released on December 12, 2017.[19]

San Francisco 49ers

On December 20, 2017, Reed was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract with the 49ers on January 2, 2018.[21] He was waived on June 4, 2018.[22]

Seattle Seahawks (fourth stint)

On July 27, 2018, Reed signed with the Seattle Seahawks.[23] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[24]

Birmingham Iron

In 2019, Reed joined the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football.[25] He was placed on injured reserve on March 28, 2019. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[26]

St. Louis BattleHawks

In October 2019, Reed was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks as part of the 2020 XFL Draft.[27] He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the season on January 21, 2020.[28] [29] He was waived by the BattleHawks and claimed by the Tampa Bay Vipers on February 27, 2020, and traded back to the BattleHawks the next day in exchange for defensive tackle Kellen Soulek.[30] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auburn Athletics. 25 - Trovon Reed. March 10, 2016. March 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311043224/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/trovon_reed_710429.html. dead.
  2. Web site: sports-reference. Trovon Reed. March 10, 2016.
  3. Web site: ledger-enquirer.com. Auburn football notes: Coach Gene Chizik calls Tigers' special teams 'spectacular' in win against Arkansas Razorbacks. March 10, 2016.
  4. Web site: dailycomet.com. Reed signs undrafted free agent deal with Seattle Seahawks. March 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: SBNation. 2015 St. Louis Rams Training Camp: Twitter Reactions To August 4 Practice. August 4, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  6. Web site: SBNation. CB Trovon Reed Cut. September 5, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  7. Web site: Fox Sports. Rams sign Battle, Bryant, eight others to practice squad. March 10, 2016.
  8. Web site: Fansided. St. Louis Rams Shake Up Practice Squad, Bring Back Brandon McGee. September 16, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  9. Web site: al.com. Injury ends Corey Grant's rookie season, Trovon Reed gets new NFL team. October 21, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  10. Web site: St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Concrete surrounding Dome's turf becomes issue. November 2, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  11. Web site: The Seattle Times. A few notes about Seattle Seahawks' Tuesday transactions: Kendall Hunter works out, and more. November 17, 2015 . March 10, 2016.
  12. Web site: ESPN710.com. Seahawks sign 13 more players to futures contracts for 2016. March 9, 2016.
  13. Web site: Seahawks Make Roster Moves To Reach 75-Player Limit. Boyle. John. Seahawks.com.
  14. Web site: Seattle Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster, Trade For Defensive Backs L.J. McCray And Dewey McDonald. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127232808/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2016/09/03/seattle-seahawks-set-53-man-roster-trade-defensive-backs-lj-mccray-and-dewey. November 27, 2016.
  15. Web site: Full List of Chargers 2016 Transactions. Chargers.com. October 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903115244/http://www.chargers.com/news/2016/12/31/full-list-chargers-2016-transactions. September 3, 2017.
  16. Web site: Chargers Sign CB Trovon Reed to Active Roster. Henne, Ricky. Chargers.com. November 22, 2016.
  17. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Cut Down Roster to 53. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228125650/http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/09/02/los-angeles-chargers-cut-down-roster-53. dead. December 28, 2017. Henne, Ricky. Chargers.com. September 2, 2017.
  18. Web site: Seahawks Make Roster Moves. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. November 14, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117224118/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/11/14/seahawks-make-roster-moves. January 17, 2018.
  19. Web site: Seahawks Make Roster Moves. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. December 12, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219164233/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/12/12/seahawks-make-roster-moves. December 19, 2017.
  20. Web site: 49ers Sign DB Trovon Reed to Practice Squad. 49ers.com. December 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304081317/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Sign-DB-Trovon-Reed-to-Practice-Squad/fb160b9c-d026-499a-9480-e5dd511dc305. March 4, 2018.
  21. Web site: 49ers Sign Nine Players to Reserves/Future Contracts. 49ers.com. January 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316120732/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Sign-Nine-Players-to-ReservesFuture-Contracts/12a6b325-f167-41b9-9982-b89c872c244b. March 16, 2018.
  22. Web site: 49ers waive DB Trovon Reed. NinersNation.com. June 4, 2018.
  23. Web site: Seahawks Sign CB Trovon Reed, Claim Tight End Kyle Carter Off Waivers. Boyle, John. Seahawks.com. July 27, 2018.
  24. Web site: Seahawks Set 53-Man Roster. Seahawks.com. September 1, 2018.
  25. News: Inabinett. Mark. Birmingham Iron sets roster for inaugural season. The Birmingham News. January 30, 2019. February 6, 2019.
  26. Web site: Rothstein . Michael . Wickersham . Seth . June 13, 2019 . Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football . January 9, 2024 . ESPN.com.
  27. Web site: Bender. Bill. XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league. Sporting News. October 21, 2019. October 23, 2019.
  28. News: Talbot, Damond . A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today? . NFLDraftDiamonds.com . January 22, 2020 . January 25, 2020.
  29. Web site: XFL Injured Reserve . XFL.com . February 6, 2020.
  30. XFLVipers . TRANSACTION ALERT . 1233530403836833793 . February 28, 2020 . February 28, 2020.
  31. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.