He was so unselfish and cared so much about getting the team in the best position if he could lateral it for a TD he always did he was one of a kind man
You know how much confidence these plays take? He's already running full speed to the interception point in most of these plays, completely leaving his assignment and just being better than the game
@skummeh here’s my opinion Free safety-reed Strong safety-Troy Outside LB- Lawrence Taylor MLB-ray Lewis Defensive end-Reggie white Defensive tackle- Donald Corner-Darrell reevis, Deion, or Charles Qb-Brady Rb-Peterson Wr-Jerry rice, moss, or Calvin Te-Tony G
it was enraging to see your team play against him, even on wins. My Colts were on display many times. It was a something assured: death, taxes and Ed Reed picking Manning. Always showed up. Every sunday it was a clinic in positioning and spped, a virtually flawless coverage
He would have changed the position if anyone else were capable of playing like him, but you're not going to just find another Ed Reed even at the highest level. He had everything.
My favorite safety of all time. Dude is a ball hawk and a lurker at the same time. Dude can be 20 yards away from the receiver and know exactly when to pursuit and come up with the pick. Man was truly special
@@bm11172 Ive seen both of them play. We on TH-cam my boi his highlights are a click away 😂😂😂In my opinion, Ed Reed is the best so eat a expired glizzy😂😭
I saw that time, him and Polamalu at the top... I cannot separate the two. Too young to have seen Lott. Ed has a very strong claim for the best of his position
Someone said on another ed reed video, that ed knows peyton's routine when throwing the ball so ed would practice 2-3 a week before playing the colts running backwards because he knew that would throw peyton's mental focus off and it did
Simply my favourite plays of all time. I'm Canadian and as a kid hockey was pushed on us. It was watching Ed Reed and Ray Lewis that made me a football fan. Twenty years later I'm still a ravens fan.
as a Colts fan he had me on fumes more than once... the video illustrates well why. But as a football fan it was amazing to watch this guy playing, a premier or the premier defender in what is the best era of NFL for me, offense and defense was truly balanced and the number of greats and their level was as even as it could be.
This guy just has the presence of a Raven. Agile, fast, and his movements are just unreal. It's just crazy how good he was looking back. You don't see safeties doing that much anymore.
Reed knew that he didn’t have the strongest offenses so when he had an interception he ran back to finish the plays. He was not the type to just fall on the ball and leave it up to the offense to convert
A Ravens fan that watched Ray and Ed probably lose 2-3 seasons for how much they played due to the bad offense. It was always a field goal fest. When there were interceptions, the Defense instantly went in rage mode to try and get that touchdown. The defense was the offense, sad to say. LOL.
It’s incredible to think that I got to watch an era where both Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu were in their primes and were rivals with one another… like DAMN
You ever seen anyone else’s highlight be so diverse, all the interceptions/pick6 block punts returned for touchdowns, forced fumble and recovery for touchdown, punt return for touchdown. This Man was truly something special
As a long time ravens fan; I knew this whole time the return against the eagles would be number one. Also, I still don’t know how the eagles failed to tackle him on that play.
Naw, he is the best Safety of the 2000's, there is no other Dynamic Safety with game changing INT flip field position capability, plus he returned punts. Troy and Dawkins were not on Reed's level athletically.
Every year, every team hopes and prays they can have a ball hawk like Reed! This dude just had "it"! A definite student of the game! Many of his interceptions were from physical football talent but most of them were cerebral interceptions! A very prepared player! Definitely one of my all time favorites!
I love how Ed thought he could return every int for a touchdown. Guy had like 1600 yards running back picks in his career. You can tell he loved to play the game. Might be players as good as Ed Reed, but no one is better than Ed Reed.
Peyton's face at 6:01 is so classic. He's not even mad, it's just pure dumbfounded admiration. Ed studied the tape enough to know how to bait him and it paid off, he had to respect it.
Greatest Safety ever to play the game no need for debate or even a cordial conversation because the facts are there dominant and could change the scope of a game in an instant CLASSIC !!
Greatest WR in Cleveland Browns history
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Lol
@@silveraxe301 stop spamming your link nerd
And the Bengals too
@@1766584 true 🤣🤣
It is crazy how most interceptions look like as if they are actually thrown at Ed Reed.
So Special.
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Yep, that was the truly crazy thing about him.
He will forever be my favorite player.
He can read the QB
You came so close to realizing the truth but it just went right over your head
He was so unselfish and cared so much about getting the team in the best position if he could lateral it for a TD he always did he was one of a kind man
Landry gave up the ball to him in one of the plays, so Ed returned the Favor and the team scored an INT
And I loved that he didn’t really showboat that much either.
The man had the greatest relationship with the ball I've ever seen. She always came right back to him
🤣🤣🤣
Facts!!! That's exactly what it looked like!! The ball always found its way to Ed!! It was magnetic!!
I'm from another country, and on another code of football we say that the ball always looks for the great ones
It was hella dope when Reed & Polomalu were both playing.
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and Bob Sanders
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Ed #1
It would of been awesome if they wear on the same team...lol
You know how much confidence these plays take? He's already running full speed to the interception point in most of these plays, completely leaving his assignment and just being better than the game
it's even better when the Ravens don't instruct him to do anything. Ed is free to do whatever he wants
Elite
Kids today won’t understand how dominant Reed was
Or troy
Or Brian Dawkins
@@Terror832 damn right
Facts
I loved watching Ed Reed but Ray Lewis will forever be my favorite
My biggest regret was not being old enough to watch Ed Reed play. He made the safety a thinking man's position. Forever changed the game 💯
@skummeh here’s my opinion
Free safety-reed
Strong safety-Troy
Outside LB- Lawrence Taylor
MLB-ray Lewis
Defensive end-Reggie white
Defensive tackle- Donald
Corner-Darrell reevis, Deion, or Charles
Qb-Brady
Rb-Peterson
Wr-Jerry rice, moss, or Calvin
Te-Tony G
@Skummeh that’s true jj is still amazing shoulda had that 2014 mvp.
it was enraging to see your team play against him, even on wins. My Colts were on display many times. It was a something assured: death, taxes and Ed Reed picking Manning.
Always showed up. Every sunday it was a clinic in positioning and spped, a virtually flawless coverage
He would have changed the position if anyone else were capable of playing like him, but you're not going to just find another Ed Reed even at the highest level. He had everything.
My favorite safety of all time. Dude is a ball hawk and a lurker at the same time. Dude can be 20 yards away from the receiver and know exactly when to pursuit and come up with the pick. Man was truly special
My favorite Free Safety ever Ed Reed loved watching him play
He terrorized TB12. I think he's probably the biggest reason why the Ravens were able to give the Patriots so many headaches over the years.
Who’s your favorite strong safety
@@goat9037 Honestly I dont know the difference
@@goat9037 has to be Polamalu
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Ed Reed, The true, Ball Hawk.
this man blocked a punt, got up before he was touched and still scored
Glad I was able to witness Greatness!!
Too sick
3 times
Man. The memories. Ed Reed is the GOAT. Best to ever do it. That's Raven's greatness right there. 🖤💜🖤💜
The laterals 👌🏾🔥 don’t see plays like that anymore
They don't show it but he fumbled away like half his laterals. My guy was a gambler
@@Bsgrundle Still fun to watch
@@alee4244 always
Wouldn’t matter, he’d just intercept the ball right back lol
@@liveinlovealways exactly 🤣
Best safely ever not even up for debate he was the Ravens best offensive weapon
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every heard of Ronnie Lott?😂
@@bm11172 Hes better than Ronnie Lott bruh 😂😂😂😂😂
@@maseonten2578 u say that yet you’ve prob never watched Lott play🤣
@@bm11172 Ive seen both of them play. We on TH-cam my boi his highlights are a click away 😂😂😂In my opinion, Ed Reed is the best so eat a expired glizzy😂😭
I always used to get nervous when Ed would palm the ball instead of tucking it in. Made him look cool as hell though
"The rookie will learn he should get down" 😂😂😂
I’m glad he never learned that 😂
NEVER
Or kneel and give himself up but nah
Spoiler alert: hell no 😂😂
Ed Reed be like: "No. I don't think I will."
Greatest safety of all time in my opinion. Even Ronnie Lott said he thought Reed was better than him
I saw that time, him and Polamalu at the top... I cannot separate the two. Too young to have seen Lott.
Ed has a very strong claim for the best of his position
Lott was awesome, but he didnt have the range that Ed did.
So glad I was in my early 20's when this dude was playing. He was AMAZING to watch!
The look on Peyton Manning's face at 6:02 says it all...Reed was on another level. My fave player ever!
Peyton was playing 'checkers', while Ed was playing 'chess'.
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Bill Belichick fangirling over Ed Reed for this INT
Someone said on another ed reed video, that ed knows peyton's routine when throwing the ball so ed would practice 2-3 a week before playing the colts running backwards because he knew that would throw peyton's mental focus off and it did
That one should be #1
Bill Belichick said that was one of the best free safety plays he'd ever seen. That's a heck of a compliment.
video should be called: Ed Reed picking off Palmer, Roethlisberger, and Manning repeatedly
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Video should be called FU Peyton 🤣
And Brady
Ben was here like 3 times, the others were backups lol
Ben and Manning had big arms lol deep bombs didnt stand a chance against Reed
Simply one of the BEST I’ve ever seen! A true BALL HAWK🐐
A baseball outfielder with a track star stride playing safety. GOAT
The greatest safety ever
Damn right
Ronnie Lott?
@@justaaveragesportsfan3909 Lott was a corner the first 5 years and played in a era when it was easy to play safety in a running NFL
How bout Polamalu?
@@ajburrr Troy 32ints Reed 64ints Troy 3Td’s Reed 12Td’s
Simply my favourite plays of all time. I'm Canadian and as a kid hockey was pushed on us. It was watching Ed Reed and Ray Lewis that made me a football fan. Twenty years later I'm still a ravens fan.
His range of covering was simply unmatched and he played special teams blocking punts and he was always looking for points
What a player
the team never instruct him to do anything, ed just does his own thing.
Ravens season ticket holder here, and it was an honor to watch Ed play……he was the best, ever.
as a Colts fan he had me on fumes more than once... the video illustrates well why.
But as a football fan it was amazing to watch this guy playing, a premier or the premier defender in what is the best era of NFL for me, offense and defense was truly balanced and the number of greats and their level was as even as it could be.
This guy just has the presence of a Raven. Agile, fast, and his movements are just unreal. It's just crazy how good he was looking back. You don't see safeties doing that much anymore.
and the Team gave him free reign to do whatever he wants on Defense. that's how much of a reliable defender he was.
One of the best safeties to do it it’s not the same when he retired
It's not the same smh
Fr only safety that has half the instincts as a ball hawk safety is eddie Jackson but he ain’t have it last season
Reed knew that he didn’t have the strongest offenses so when he had an interception he ran back to finish the plays. He was not the type to just fall on the ball and leave it up to the offense to convert
LOL Right.
A Ravens fan that watched Ray and Ed probably lose 2-3 seasons for how much they played due to the bad offense. It was always a field goal fest. When there were interceptions, the Defense instantly went in rage mode to try and get that touchdown. The defense was the offense, sad to say. LOL.
@@The_SegaHolic Imagine games where the efense OUTSCORES The offence..so sad
@@micahkiyimba8641 It was fun watching that defense though. It's really is the last great defense.
That offense was suspect. Sometimes he scored more than the offense. True story
Idc what anyone says that is the greatest safety of all time🐐💯
Ed Reed n them Ravens was str8 pressure‼️‼️‼️
Somehow as a Browns fan I always end up watching highlights of Ed Reed. It Hurts seriously but man respect for ED
Lol 😆 I’m so glad the rams is my team. You guys had to deal with polamulu and ed reed twice a year plus ray hit man Lewis
The Lateral Legend, MRPICK6, "Speedo Killer", The Ball Hawk himself; the often imitated but never duplicated. ED 20 REED
Greatest highlight reel I've ever watch
Sincerely,
a Steelers fan
This man turned defense into special teams. The x-factor to the most dynamic defense in football. Wow. He was a different breed
There will never be another Ed Reed!!!!!!
It’s incredible to think that I got to watch an era where both Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu were in their primes and were rivals with one another… like DAMN
"Get down, get down!! Oh god, dangit... Ed.. Go Ed!!! Go Ed!!! Go Ed!!!"
This needs to have 1 million views this man was the best safety ever bar none.
I really underestimated how good Reed was
Ray Lewis and Ed Reed are the reasons Baltimore has 2 rings they could have the 0-16 lions offense lol still gets 2 rings
So did I until I saw a highlight reel from another page last year. Ever since then I’ve been hooked on watching his old games!
Ed Reed is a football player; just a natural. One of my favorite players all time. Dude did it all and then some. Miss seeing him and Polamalu.
for me the best two defenders overall of that era... the epitome of the safety position
As a Steelers fan, This man was truly amazing and entertaining
Ed Reed and Ray Lewis torched Cincinnati in both of their career highlights.
Boy do I miss this old nfl! Could watch this all day
His 23rd greatest play is one of the greatest plays Bill Belichick said he's ever seen. Smh. He was so good
Thank god for videos like this, they really make you remember just how awesome football was to watch
I wish he was a part of the 2000 Ravens defense
Facts
Check out the 2006 ravens defense
@@timsmith1867 the 2008 and 2011 ravens defense was lights out too
it would be beautiful...
@@timsmith1867 People forget about that squad, it was better than this year's Ravens d. But neither won a Superbowl
Best bengals/browns receiver ever
🤣🤣
THIS MAN IS THE GOAT. NOT ONLY IS HE THE GREATEST SAFTEY BUT GREATEST DB OF ALL TIME!!!! REED COULD DID IT ALL
Growing up in bmore and seeing alot of live games lemme say he was A DIFFERENT BREED
He was a BEAST!!!! Truly made being a ravens fan that much more amazing!!
God he was so freaking crazy good.
1:58 the best fumble ever lol
There is no safety that plays like him today, he was dominated every time he was on the field.
It’s just pure Backyard football with Ed Reed. The greatest football player I’ve ever seen
Deion at the Safety position. probably the best DB to ever read a defense.
*Reed an offense ❤️✊🏾🤣
Know fact: Ed Reed is the reason madden named their feature the “ball hawk”
I think Ed Reed is the best football player of all time regardless of position.
Someone finally said it! Thx
Been saying it…thank you
Thank you guys - it’s good to know others can see as well.
You ever seen anyone else’s highlight be so diverse, all the interceptions/pick6 block punts returned for touchdowns, forced fumble and recovery for touchdown, punt return for touchdown. This Man was truly something special
As a long time ravens fan; I knew this whole time the return against the eagles would be number one. Also, I still don’t know how the eagles failed to tackle him on that play.
I cannot name a more exciting player to watch than Ed Reed.
Man there will NEVER be another Ed Reed
One of the best safeties of the 2000s. The Ravens Defense was the best defense I’ve seen in my lifetime
Naw, he is the best Safety of the 2000's, there is no other Dynamic Safety with game changing INT flip field position capability, plus he returned punts. Troy and Dawkins were not on Reed's level athletically.
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Exactly
Nah, not one of the best. The best period
him, Polamalu and everyone else was a tier or some tiers below
The impressive thing is he's getting a good bulk of these plays on all-time QBs like Brady and Manning
8:10 whenever I'm depressed this clips always brings joy to my soul
How many overall touch downs did my guy score . The dude was a freak out there
as crazy as it sounds, only 14
There will never be another like Ed Reed that man was real life different on that field
A safety with a 13 minute 50 play highlight reel this man has to be the goat
Ed Reed was on another level, always fun to watch.
Big Ben still seeing Reed in his nightmares, I can tell you that much.
Same for flacco and polamalu. Man threw a pick 6 to Troy to allow them to go to the super bowl.
Him and Terrell Sluggs, can’t even imagine how many times he sacked Big Ben lol
10:02 “The rookie will learn he should get down”
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Yeah I don’t think Ed ever considered that an option
I had the pleasure of seeing Ed play live a few times. The man was fast and had the best nose for the ball. The best ever at his position
One of the best safeties of all time
Every year, every team hopes and prays they can have a ball hawk like Reed! This dude just had "it"! A definite student of the game! Many of his interceptions were from physical football talent but most of them were cerebral interceptions! A very prepared player! Definitely one of my all time favorites!
i don't think there will ever be a better / more dangerous combo than ray lewis and ed reed
I may be biased but this is the best player compilation I've ever watched!
As much as I have watched and experienced Ed Reed, I still "wow!" at these moments. Just a dif breed
There is one where he just reads it and crosses field. It just isnt real
This man was so good that it takes players peaking in a single career year to be even somewhat compared to him (example, Eddie Jackson is 2018)
Love how #4 was against my 9ers and he won the super bowl!!!!!
Put some respect on his name!
That last one, I die laughing every time. Haruki, you are not getting that ball! 😂
“OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS OH MY GOODNESS!!” Ray losing his mind over that hit Reed dished out! 😂
I love how Ed thought he could return every int for a touchdown. Guy had like 1600 yards running back picks in his career. You can tell he loved to play the game. Might be players as good as Ed Reed, but no one is better than Ed Reed.
Love that all of these interceptions the announcer is like “And Reed with his 2nd interception OF THE DAY” just casual lol
After a while, it was just expected, like Tucker making some insane kick to win the game.
Ed Reed was crazy at blocking punts. I have no clue why they didn’t let him keep rushing the punts
Peyton's face at 6:01 is so classic. He's not even mad, it's just pure dumbfounded admiration. Ed studied the tape enough to know how to bait him and it paid off, he had to respect it.
One of my Fave players of all time
(Coming from a Browns fan🙄)
One of the most entertaining athletes period.
My favorite safety of all time. I can't believe Ed Reed and Sean Taylor was on the same team.
Ed Reed never played for Washington
@@johndrehmannjr4432 Hurricanes.
@@producerfav1974 damn, you right. Totally spaced on that Miami team.
@@johndrehmannjr4432 all good.
i could watch number 15 all day, the frustration then getting back into it with the angry running and the hit 😁 perfect
Greatest Safety ever to play the game no need for debate or even a cordial conversation because the facts are there dominant and could change the scope of a game in an instant CLASSIC !!
Bill Belichick & Tom Brady had so much respect for Ed Reed, I think we all did.
I couldn’t imagine the stress and overwhelming fear of being a QB going against Ed Reed
He picked Peyton more than anybody.
Man Romo to Reed.. what a dynamic qb/wr duo!
I’m blessed to have been able to watch him. The sad thing is there will never be another FS like him
Saw him live every home game…dude was ridiculous
Ray screaming “Oh my goodness!” Never gets old. Most hustle I’ve ever seen on a play
Ed reed is the most wanted man in new england and Indianapolis
😂😂😂
*New England. Don't forget especially in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and Cleveland...
As a Colts fan, I'd agree.
But Reed was just too good to watch
Best all around Safety of all time.
He was just too much for everyone 💯 He picked off everybody’s favorite quarterback 😭