He’s got 24½ career sacks, including a career-best 10½ in 2018, plus three more sacks in the postseason. He’s been durable, missing only two games due to injury in his career. And he’s been a workhorse when needed, playing more than 1,500 snaps over the past two years.
“Learn the system,” Montgomery said earlier this spring regarding what matters most for a new arrival like Reed. “Learn how we play blocks, learn how we rush the quarterback, learn how we need to be all on the same page.”
Reed doesn’t see that being a problem. He’s become fast friends with Clark, whom he considers a kindred spirit who’s “humble” and likes to “chill.”
He’s also happy being a sounding board for Wyatt, a high draft pick around whom expectations swirl. Clark was there once, and so was Reed, taken in the second round in 2016 by the Seahawks and joining a highly touted unit that included Michael Bennett, Cliff Avril and Frank Clark up front.
“He’s young, he’s still learning,” Reed said of Wyatt. “But he’s learning fast.”
Reed knows plenty about the situation he’s walking into. The Packers’ defense has been on the rise for a few years now, and it’s coming off a dominant playoff performance last January against San Francisco.
That trajectory piqued his interest when the Packers called to sign him – “Their previous season speaks for itself,” he said – and he’s eager to find his place. Having gone to the playoffs five times in his six NFL seasons but never reaching a Super Bowl, and coming to a team that remains a contender with a future Hall of Famer in Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, factored into his thought process as well.
“12’s 12. He’ll do what he do,” Reed said. “It’s on us to give him the ball. That’s all we’re trying to do.”
Plus take the next step. Reed reached the divisional round of the playoffs twice with the Seahawks and then got to a conference championship with the Chiefs last year. He’s been on the doorstep, just like the Packers – yet another way he seems on the same page…
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