Brian Miles Reader (born May 24, 1989) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2013. He played

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College career

Arkansas and JuCo

Reader began his college career in 2007, as a preferred walk-on for the

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. He redshirted for the Razorbacks and ran the scout team offense. When

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departed from Arkansas for Ole Miss, Reader decided to transfer to

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. While at Monterey Peninsula, Reader assumed the starting quarterback role, and guided the Lobos to a 10-0 regular season record and a

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championship. He was named the Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year.

Idaho

After not landing a scholarship from any other

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teams, Reader committed to the

on February 5, 2009. As a sophomore in 2009, Reader was named the backup to

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. Reader started back-to-back games as a sophomore against

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and

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, both losses for the Vandals. In 2010, Reader played in 10 of the Vandals' 13 games as a backup to Enderle. As a senior in 2011, with Enderle gone to graduation, Reader was named the Vandals starting quarterback out of fall practice. Reader started the Vandals' first eight games of the season before losing his starting position to Taylor Davis.

College career statistics

Professional career

Iowa Barnstormers

On February 3, 2013, Reader was assigned to the

of the

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(AFL). Reader spent almost the entire the 2013 season as the backup quarterback to

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. It wasn't until the Barnstormers Week 17 game against the

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, when Reader made his first career start. Reader had his rookie option picked up by the Barnstormers in 2014, where he backed up quarterback

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New Orleans VooDoo

On October 7, 2014, Reader was assigned to the

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. When starting quarterback

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was injured during the VooDoo's week 4 game, Reader became the starting quarterback.

References

External links

Idaho Vandals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reader, Brian 1989 births Living people American football quarterbacks Monterey Peninsula Lobos football players Idaho Vandals football players Iowa Barnstormers players New Orleans VooDoo players