Ed Reed Talks Pro Bowl

Reed on the Pro Bowl: Being voted to the Pro Bowl isn't anything new for Reed. This is the ninth time he's earned the honor to represent the Ravens for the AFC's all-star squad.

However, Reed would like to see the game moved back to after the Super Bowl like it used to be.

"It was a lot of fun then," Reed said. "I don't like the fact they switched it and now it's before the Super Bowl. It takes away from it."

One of the reasons Reed favored the old approach was that the Super Bowl winner's representatives would be introduced last. This would fuel the competitor in him, as he was forced to watch any particular season's NFL champions receive a great deal of praise for their accomplishment.

"We wanted to be those guys being introduced," Reed said. "That was the thing for all players. If you weren't the last team introduced, you knew it was a respect thing."

Earlier this season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league might drop the Pro Bowl if participants don't improve the level of play in the game. Reed stated the case that it's like the NBA All-Star Game, where players are competing, but in a safer manner to avoid injuries.

"Trust me, it is competitive as it gets," Reed said. "It's like the all-star game for basketball. Those guys go hard but at the same time, you want to protect guys and not have something serious happen over there. I think the fans understand that to some degree. It is a game a lot of points get scored in. Guys understand there's a respect level as players as we play the game. We know what's going on."


(cbssports.com)