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Karene Reid

Linebacker, Denver Broncos · #47.

Player facts

Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Linebacker
Number: 47
Born: Feb 19, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: American Fork, UT, USA
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 226 lbs
College: Utah
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST
Regular Season	3	1	2
Last 5 Games	2	1	1
Career	8	5	3

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	vs SEA	W 17-14 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	@ LAC	W 23-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SF	L 24-14	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAR	W 30-26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs JAX	W 20-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Karene Reid ( kah-REH-nay; born February 19, 2000) is an American professional football inside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah Utes and was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2025.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karene Reid, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Reid was born on February 19, 2000 in American Fork, Utah to Spencer and Marrieta Reid. He attended Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, where he racked up 185 tackles with 26 being for a loss, 5.5 sacks, one pass deflection, two interceptions, and a forced fumble on the football team. He initially committed to play college football at the Utah State, but later decided to walk on at the University of Utah.

College career

In his first career game in 2021, Reid tallied 15 tackles, a sack, and an interception in a win over Washington State, earning Pac-12 Conference freshman of the week honors. He finished the season with 45 tackles with two of them going for a loss, a sack, two pass deflections, and an interception. In week 3 of the 2022 season, Reid intercepted a pass and had half a sack in a 35–7 win over San Diego State. In week 12, he recovered a fumble and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown in a 20–17 loss to Oregon. Reid finished his 2022 season with 72 tackles with 9.5 being for a loss, five sacks, three pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and a touchdown, and was named second-team all-Pac-12.

Ahead of the 2023 season, Reid was named to the Butkus Award watchlist, which is awarded to the nation's best linebacker, as well as a preseason first-team all-Pac-12 selection. In 2023, he appeared in 11 games, posting 67 tackles with two tackles for loss, four pass deflections, and one interception, earning second-team all-Pac-12 honors.

Personal life

Reid has two brothers and one sister. His brother Gabe plays college football for the Utah Utes. He is married to his wife, Addison. Reid's father, Spencer, who is originally from American Samoa, was a linebacker in the NFL, playing for the Carolina Panthers and Indianapolis Colts during his career. His uncles, Gabe Reid, Anton Palepoi, and Tenny Palepoi, all played in the NFL. Reid's cousins, Logan and Spencer Fano, also played college football for Utah.

Reid is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From Wikipedia’s article on Karene Reid, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹