Statement from the Redskins website.
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. - The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed tight end Jordan Reed to a multi-year contract extension. Full terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Reed (6-2, 237) was originally selected by the Redskins in the third round (85thoverall) of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has appeared in 34 career regular season games with 14 starts, accruing 182 career receptions for 1,916 yards with 14 receiving touchdowns.
Reed finished the 2015 regular season with 87 receptions for 952 yards (both team records for a tight end) with a team-high 11 receiving touchdowns. Reed led all Redskins players in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, becoming the first tight end to lead the Redskins in all three categories since Jean Fugett accomplished the feat in 1977.
Reed played collegiately at Florida, starting 26 of the 36 career games in which he played. He caught 79 passes for 945 yards with six receiving touchdowns in his collegiate career and was named first-team All-SEC in 2012.
Reed, 25, attended New London (Conn.) H.S., where he was a three-year starter at quarterback and led the Whalers to an undefeated regular season in 2007. He was born July 3, 1990.
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