Pre-draft

On January 9, 2018, Reid announced his decision on Twitter to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL draft.^[5] Reid attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills. He was a top performer at his position in the majority of drills and finished second among safeties in the 40-yard dash, third in the short shuttle and three-cone drill, fifth in the broad jump, eighth in the vertical jump, and 11th in the bench press.^[6] On March 22, 2018, Reid participated at Stanford's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. He attended pre-draft visits and private workouts with multiple teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles.^[7] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Reid was projected to be a first or second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked as the third best safety in the draft by Scouts Inc. and Sports Illustrated.^[8][9][10]

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Houston Texans

The Houston Texans selected Reid in the third round (68th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.^[13] Reid was the fifth safety drafted in 2018.^[14] Reid unexpectedly fell from the first or second round and was ranked among the top steals of the 2018 NFL Draft.^[15] On June 10, 2018, the Houston Texans signed Reid to a four-year, $4.06 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.03 million.^[16] On October 7, 2018, in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, he recorded his first career interception off of Dak Prescott in a 19–16 win. On November 18, 2018, in a Week 11 matchup against the Washington Redskins, he intercepted a pass by Alex Smith and returned it 101 yards for a touchdown in a 23–21 win.

In Week 2 of the 2019 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Reid made 4 tackles and stopped running back Leonard Fournette on a two point conversion attempt as the Texans won 13–12.^[17] In Week 9 against the Jaguars in London, Reid recorded his first interception of the season off Gardner Minshew and returned it for 37 yards in the 26–3 win.^[18] In Week 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Reid intercepted a pass thrown by Jameis Winston and recovered a fumble lost by Peyton Barber during the 23–20 win.^[19] On January 22, 2020, ten days after losing the AFC divisional round to the Chiefs, it was revealed that Reid was diagnosed with a torn labrum in his shoulder, confessing that he was plagued with the injury since the season began.^[20]

In Week 11 of the 2020 season against the New England Patriots, Reid led the team with nine tackles and recorded his first sack of the season on Cam Newton during the 27–20 win.^[21] He was placed on injured reserve on December 16, 2020, after suffering a hand injury in Week 14.^[22]

Kansas City Chiefs

Reid signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract^[23] with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 17, 2022.^[24] Following an injury to kicker Harrison Butker in Week 1, Reid was substituted at kicker for him. He went 1 of 2 on extra points and had a touchback before Butker returned to the game. Reid would continue to kick for the Chiefs on kickoffs, kicking three more of them into the end zone for touchbacks.^[25] In Reid's first season with the Chiefs, he helped them win Super Bowl LVII over the Eagles 38-35 to give Reid his first Super Bowl ring. In the Super Bowl, Reid recorded seven tackles.^[26] The following year, Reid won his second ring with Kansas City when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 to win Super Bowl LVIII.^[27] Reid recorded nine tackles and 0.5 sacks in the Super Bowl.^[28]

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