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Jason Gerard Reda (born August 16, 1985) is a former American football placekicker. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Illinois.
College career
At Illinois, Reda made 16 of his 18 attempted field goals in his senior year. He made three out of his three attempted +50 yard field goals.He was put on Illinois' All Decade Team and put on the prestigious Top Ten Specialists of All Time list. Jason is the all-time scoring leader for the Fighting Illini, having scored 267 career points between 2004 and 2007.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Reda was undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns on May 1, 2008. He was cut by the Browns on August 30, 2008
After spending the 2008 regular season out of football, Reda was re-signed to a future contract by the Browns on December 30, 2008, only to be waived on February 9, 2009.
Later Career
Reda infamously became the manager of many campus bars on the University of Illinois campus. Such bars include Red Lion, Firehaus (closed Sep. 2018, torn down Dec. 2018), The Clybourne (closed Sep. 2018, torn down Dec. 2018), and later KAMS (purchased stake Aug. 2018, closed Oct. 2019, torn down Dec. 2019, reopened and bastardized Jan. 2020).
Criminal controversy
Reda plead guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in late 2018, after a traffic stop in the City of Champaign, Illinois.