Matt Reed

Matt Reed

Joined: Dec 23, 2024

Matt Reed has covered global soccer, the NFL and more for a decade. He spent nearly five years at NBC Sports, primarily with Pro Soccer Talk. Prior to joining The Big Lead, he was a contributor for Yahoo, ONE37pm, SBI Soccer and FanSided.

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