Fred Reid

Fred Reid (born March 16, 1982) is the running backs coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former professional gridiron football running back who played primarily for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Mississippi State.

College career Reid attended Mississippi State University and in four years of college football he totaled 996 rushing yards on 236 rushing attempts with six touchdowns. He also totaled 44 receptions, 349 receiving yards and two touchdowns. During his final season which is considered his best at Mississippi State, Reid had 82 rushes, 393 yards and two touchdowns.

Mississippi MudCats In the spring of 2007, Reid played for the Mississippi MudCats of the American Indoor Football Association.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers After spending 2006 out of football, upon recommendation from Winnipeg Blue Bombers linebacker Barrin Simpson, Reid was signed by Winnipeg on April 5, 2007. He was named an all-star after the season.

After the 2008 season, Reid's contract expired and he became a free agent, however he was re-signed on January 30, 2009. He was expected to share time at running back with Joe Smith in 2009. However, after Lavarus Giles impressed Blue Bombers management, Smith was released, meaning Reid would end up sharing carries with Giles.

On August 21, 2009, Reid set a new Blue Bombers record for rushing in a single game with 260 yards, with the previous record being 249. Reid led the league in rushing during the 2010 CFL season with 1,396 yards. After spending five seasons with the Blue Bombers, he was released on February 27, 2012.

CFL statistics Rushing Regular season Receiving Year Team No. Yards Avg Long TD Fumb No. Yards Avg Long TD 2007 WPG 40 270 6.8 0 2 0 8 120 15.0 41 0 2008 WPG 101 709 7.0 0 3 0 13 96 7.4 22 0 2009 WPG 238 1,371 5.8 52 7 2 21 157 7.5 24 1 2010 WPG 213 1,396 6.6 61 6 3 35 255 7.3 18 0 2011 WPG 181 759 4.2 47 4 1 22 182 8.3 44 0 Totals 773 4505 5.8 61 22 6 99 810 8.2 44 1

Coaching career Toronto Argonauts On February 6, 2020, it was announced that Reid had joined the Toronto Argonauts as the team's running backs coach. While the 2020 CFL season was cancelled, Reid continued as a coach for the Argonauts in 2021. He was not retained by the Argonauts following the season.

Ottawa Redblacks On March 11, 2022, it was announced that Reid had joined the Ottawa Redblacks as the team's running backs coach. The move reunited him with his former Winnipeg head coach, Paul LaPolice.