Former UNC kicker Jeff Reed can't kick NFL habit

Posted Dec 14, 2012
Jeff Reed, 33, wants to return to the NFL. He kicked nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers and has two Super Bowl rings to prove it. He set a Steelers record by kicking 22 straight field goals. Before Pittsburgh, he kicked at North Carolina. Before North Carolina, he played soccer and kicked for East Mecklenburg High. Pittsburgh cut him during November 2010. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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