Edward Rannell Reynolds (born September 23, 1961) is a retired
National Football League (NFL) league office executive and
American football
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linebacker
Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...
who played in the
NFL for the
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...
and
New York Giants
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between 1983 and 1992. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at the
University of Virginia
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. Reynolds also served as an operations and training officer in the
U.S. Army Reserve
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Since July 20 ...
.
In August 2010, Reynolds was named president of
Norfolk, Virginia
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's new
United Football League (UFL) franchise, replacing
Jim Speros
Jim Speros (born February 17, 1959) is an American businessman and former American football player and coach from Great Falls, Virginia, (Fairfax County), best known for his ownership of teams in the southern American expansion phase of the Cana ...
.
In June 2012, Reynolds was named athletic director at
Hickory Grove Christian School
Hickory Grove Christian School (HGCS) is a private school, private, college-preparatory Christian school located in Charlotte, North Carolina and consists of an early education center, elementary school, middle school, and high school. It was found ...
responsible for overseeing all middle school, junior varsity and varsity sports programs.
Virginia Cavaliers football players
New England Patriots players
New York Giants players
American football linebackers
1961 births
Living people
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