Reed Doughty

Reed Doughty

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=Washington Redskins
currentnumber=37
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|11|4
birthplace=Greeley, Colorado
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=209
debutyear=2006
debutteam=Washington Redskins
college=Northern Colorado
draftyear=2006
draftround=6
draftpick=173
pastteams=
* Washington Redskins (2006-"present")
nfl=DOU194035

Reed Doughty (born November 4, 1982 in Greeley, Colorado) is an American football strong safety, who plays for the National Football League's Washington Redskins. He was drafted in round six, pick 173 of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Northern Colorado. Doughty is known for taking over the starting job at free safety following the injury and subsequent death of Sean Taylor.

College career

During his college career, Doughty was a member of many Academic All-American teams, having graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in sport and exercise science. [http://www.redskins.com/team/profile.jsp?id=6784] Doughty was also a finalist for the Draddy Trophy award (also known as the "Academic Heisman") following his senior year.

Professional career

Reed Doughty delivered a particularly hard hit to the New Orleans Saints' Michael Lewis on December 17, 2006 while covering a kickoff. This hit made ESPN's Jacked Up! segment on "Monday Night Football" the following day.

Miscellaneous

Doughty is severely hearing impaired and sometimes reads lips to understand what others are saying. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072503101.html?nav=rss_sports] Doughty Confronts Loss of Hearing]

In "Madden NFL 07", one of his player roles in franchise mode is first round pick, but Doughty was a sixth round pick.

He married his wife, Katie, in 2002 and together they have a son, Micah. Micah was born prematurely and suffered kidney failure as a baby. However, he received a successful kidney transplant and is now doing well.

References

External links

* [http://www.redskins.com/team/profile.jsp?id=6784 Reed Doughty] at Redskins.com
* [http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1107219 Reed Doughty] at NFL.com
*espn nfl|id=7922|name=Reed Doughty.


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