Rashaad Reynolds (born February 2, 1991) is a former

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. He played

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High school career

Reynolds attended

San Fernando High School San Fernando High School (SFHS) is a high school of the Los Angeles Unified School District. It is located in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the northeastern San Fernando Valley, California. It is near and also serves the City of Sa ...

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, where he played both

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and

. He earned All-Valley Mission League three times and was twice named the league’s MVP. As a senior, he threw for 1,566 yards and 13 touchdowns, and added 663 yards and eight touchdowns rushing. As a junior, he threw for approximately 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns, and rushed 600 yards and six touchdowns. He also wrestled at San Fernando, winning the city championship four times. He was considered a three-star recruit by ''

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''.

College career

Reynolds attended

Oregon State University Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering co ...

from 2009 to 2013. During his career he started 38 of 50 games, recording 218 tackles, 10

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and one sack. In his final college game, he was the MVP of the 2013 Hawaii Bowl after returning two

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recoveries for

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Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Following the

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, Reynolds was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent. The Jaguars placed Reynolds on injured reserve on August 29, 2014, with a broken hand. He was released on September 4, 2015 and signed to the practice squad on September 17.

Detroit Lions

On August 10, 2016, Reynolds signed with the

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. On August 29, 2016, Reynolds was waived by the Lions.

Chicago Bears

On December 28, 2016, Reynolds was signed to the Bears' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 3, 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017.

References

External links

Oregon State Beavers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Rashaad 1991 births Living people Players of American football from Los Angeles American football cornerbacks Oregon State University alumni Oregon State Beavers football players Jacksonville Jaguars players Chicago Bears players