Ed Reed will not coach Bethune Cookman after the 2 sides cannot agree on a contract
Ed Reed is not going to be the coach at Bethune-Cookman in spite of everything.
The Corridor of Famer stated Saturday that he was unable to come back to a contract settlement with the FCS faculty to be its subsequent soccer coach. The HBCU announced Dec. 27 that it had reached an settlement in precept with Reed to be the workforce’s head coach.
“Bethune-Cookman College has been working with my authorized workforce to craft contract phrases with the language and assets we knew had been wanted to construct a profitable soccer program,” Reed stated in a press release.
“It’s my need to not solely coach soccer, however to be an agent of change that most individuals simply speak about being. Nevertheless, after weeks of negotiations I’ve been knowledgeable that the college received’t be ratifying my contract and received’t make good on the settlement we had in precept, which had provisions and assets finest wanted to assist the scholar athletes.”
Reed had publicly proven frustration along with his new employer since he was introduced because the workforce’s head coach. On Sunday, Reed went dwell on Instagram and complained in regards to the situations on the faculty and in his workplace. According to Vibe, he even publicly debated not taking the job in one other Instagram Stay due to what he was seeing on the faculty.
Monday, Reed issued a statement to HBCU Gameday apologizing for what he had stated over the weekend.
“I wish to sincerely apologize to all BCU employees, college students and alumni for my lack of professionalism,” Reed stated in his apology assertion. “My language and tone had been unacceptable as a father, coach and chief. My ardour for our tradition, betterment and bringing our basis up received the very best of me and I fell sufferer whereas participating with antagonists on social media as properly. I’m absolutely conscious of the onerous working people at our college who’re additionally preventing to make issues higher and extra financially sound.”
Reed, 44, had been serving because the chief of employees at Miami earlier than accepting the BCU job.
A Florida native, Reed performed at Miami from 1998-2001 and instantly went on to be an All-Professional security for the Baltimore Ravens. He spent 11 of his 12 years within the NFL with the Ravens and was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2019.
His departure from Bethune-Cookman leaves the workforce with no coach simply weeks earlier than spring practices. Bethune-Cookman was 2-9 in 2022.