Jeffrey Montgomery "Skippy" Reed (born April 9, 1979) is an American football placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina.
Reed graduated from East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. While there, Reed was captain of the soccer team and kicker for the football team. He was ...
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Jeffrey Montgomery "Skippy" Reed (born April 9, 1979) is an American football placekicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina.
Reed graduated from East Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1997. While there, Reed was captain of the soccer team and kicker for the football team. He was a letterman in both sports. His senior year the soccer team went to the state finals but lost, 2-1. During his senior year, Reed kicked a 54-yard field goal, the second longest in North Carolina history, against Providence High School, setting a new school record. In football, he won All-Conference and All-County honors.
Reed was involved in the school newspaper, National Honor Society, and the Spanish National Honor Society. He graduated 9th in his class out of 365.
In the Spring of 2005 he was added to the East Mecklenburg Wall of Fame.
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