Ed Reed - Hip Surgery

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

Didn't the Ravens and Texans go right down to the wire with each other before the Texans raised the bid enough to sign Reed, in other words, wouldn't think the Ravens would have gone that far into the bidding for Reed if they knew there was a physical problem ? And if there was a physical/health issue, why wasn't it detected when the Texans gave Reed his physical exam ?

I have no idea how far the bidding went between the 3 parties or how much, or even if, the Ravens offered anything. It could've been a token offer for an aging vet who gave them HOF performance for many years. I suspect when we see and hear stories on how two teams are bidding against each other and how much the offers are, it's mostly "info" being released by the player's agent. The level of Ravens interested could have been a big smoke screen by Reed's agent. Who knows for sure, but it didn't appear any of the other teams were interested in Reed. SanFran, Washington, NYG, NE, DET - just to name a few - all needed a S and I don't recall any of them sniffing around Reed.

Hope it works out and he doesn't end up being the Ahmad Green of the D. Just trying to talk about something during this boring offseason period...