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Oriole Park welcomes Ed Reed for ceremonial first pitch

Posted at 9:46 PM, Sep 17, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-17 21:59:41-04

BALTIMORE — Super Bowl XLVII champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed visited Oriole Park Tuesday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in the game against the Blue Jays.

Reed, who spent 11 of his 12 NFL seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year.

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Reed led the league in interceptions three times (2004, 2008, 2010). He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and he owns the two longest interception returns in NFL history (106 and 107 yards).

Reed was also named to the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2000s and was the recipient of the Raven's Ed Block Courage Award in 2008.