Jamal Reynolds (born February 20, 1979), is a former American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.
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| Position: | Defensive end |
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| Born: | February 20, 1979 Augusta, Georgia |
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| College: | Florida State |
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 1 / pick: 10 |
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High school
Played for the Aiken High School Green Hornets and won a state Championship in 1996.
College
Reynolds played defensive end for Florida State University from 1997-2000. In his senior year, he won the Rotary Lombardi Award and was a finalist for College Football News' Defensive Player of the Year award. In that year, Reynolds accumulated a career high 12 sacks and 58 tackles.
His strong college pedigree led the Green Bay Packers to select him with the 10th overall selection in the 2001 NFL Draft. The Packers acquired the draft pick from the Seattle Seahawks, in exchange for Matt Hasselback and the 17th overall selection in the draft.
Professional
Injuries and the emergence of Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, however, prevented Reynolds from playing the first ten games of his rookie season. He finished his rookie season with four tackles and 2 sacks. On July 8, 2004, after two seasons in which Reynolds totaled only three sacks and played in only 13 games, the Packers attempted to trade Reynolds to the Indianapolis Colts. However, the trade was declared void after Reynolds failed the Colts' physical examination. Ten days later, the Packers released Reynolds, and he was picked up by the Cleveland Browns, who hoped to salvage the still-young Reynolds' career. Reynolds was cut by the Browns before the beginning of the 2004 season, and has not played in the NFL since.