
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
‘Excited about the opportunity to help the Chamblee community and teach this game to the Chamblee football team,’ Reed said.
NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed is the new offensive coordinator at Chamblee High School in Georgia.
The school announced the hiring of the former football player on social media.
We are extremely excited to announce the addition of NFL Hall of Famer Ed Reed @TwentyER as our new Offensive Coordinator.
Go Dawgs! pic.twitter.com/anjK2F3xe7
According to CBS Sports, the former Baltimore Ravens great will join his n son, Ed Reed III, a senior receiver and defensive back on the team next season. Coaching his son’s team is not new for Reed, who has been doing so in an unofficial capacity.
“Excited about the opportunity to help the Chamblee community and teach this game to the Chamblee football team,” Reed said in a written statement. “Thanks for all the support out there, and while other coaching opportunities were available to me, at other levels of football, I couldn’t pass up the chance to coach my son.”
“We needed to tighten up the coaching staff and we need an offensive coordinator like Ed Reed because he knows how to get the ball around to our players,” Lewis told the Atlanta Voice.
“I am NOT withdrawing my name as the Head Coach at Bethune Cookman. The administration and the AD are forcing me out. Thank you to all that supported me and my staff through this process. Good day, and God bless.”
Source: Black Enterprise