He played college football for the Princeton Tigers and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft.

He was also a member of the San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles Chargers, and DC Defenders.

He is the son of Courton, the Bishop of City of Faith Church of God in the Bronx, a school principal, and psychologist, and Claudette Reid, also a minister, hematologist, and licensed educator.

He led Princeton in tackles for loss (16), sacks (eight), pass breakups (three), quarterback hurries (three) and blocked kicks (three).

In 2012, he earned third-team FCS All-American honors by the Associated Press, after recording 40 tackles, including 9.5 for losses, 5.5 sacks and three blocked kicks.

In 2015 against the Seattle Seahawks, Reid returned a Russell Wilson fumble 27 yards for a touchdown, cutting the score to 13-10.

In week 3, Reid recorded his second career touchdown by recovering another fumble and returning it 61 yards for a score.

Despite scoring off of the Andrew Luck fumble, Reid and the chargers lost a close game against the Colts.

[13] On August 20, 2018, Reid was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to replace an injured Richard Ash.

[14] He received praise from head coach Jason Garrett, a fellow Princeton alumnus,[15] but was released on September 1.

[17] Reid played in 10 games for the Cowboys mostly as a backup defensive tackle, including one start against the Atlanta Falcons in place of an injured Antwaun Woods.

He collected 14 tackles (one for loss), half a sack, 10 quarterback pressures and the first forced fumble of his career.