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After suffering tragedy, such as losing a sibling or a parent, most people revert to what is normal and get actively involved with what they love to do, immediately. The brother of Ravens All-Pro safety Ed Reed, Brian Reed, was pulled out of the Mississippi River late on Tuesday, according to the authorities.For the past few weeks, Reed and his family -- as well as his fans -- prepared themselves for the worst.
"I was with the Reed family for a couple of days last week and they are holding up well because they are such a strong family," said Frank Landry, father of starting NFL safeties Dawan Landry (of the Ravens) and Le'Ron Landry (of the Redskins) via phone last Friday evening. "Our family will be there for them and they will make it though."
The autopsy was originally scheduled for Wednesday, but it will be conducted on Thursday by the Jefferson Parish coroner's office. The change was allowed for the victim's family to have an independent doctor examine the body of the deceased.
"He was a loving kid," said Reed about his brother Brian who was 29-years-old, according to The Baltimore Sun's Ken Murray. "He just was a good kid, man. He had a son that he cherished and loved and that was his reason for living. Like I said, there's things we have to deal with inside of us that sometimes kind of take control of you, get control of you, that you don't know how to handle."
On Jan. 7 in St. Rose, La., Reed left home in his brother's (Edwin) car without permission and after the car ran out of gas, a sheriff's deputy helped him to move the vehicle to the side of the road. After a call to the police from Reed's concerned parents, Karen and Ed Reed, Sr., the deputy proceeded to check Reed, and he ran off.
The deputy chased after Reed in his car, but Reed managed to get away from the deputy by crossing the levee into the Mississippi River, which was the last time Reed was seen alive.
Reed's teammates and colleagues from around the NFL have supported and backed him throughout his mourning, including his opponents on the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will playing for their seventh Super Bowl title against the Green Bay Packers on Feb. 6 in Dallas.
"Even the friends I have on the other teams, Kansas City, the Steelers," said Reed. "Those guys were just tremendous at showing support, knowing that life is bigger than the game I play. ... We are human and regular people at the end of the day. We're not immune from the trials and tribulations that go on through life."
Chances are Reed will play in this Sunday's Pro Bowl game, which he needs to do for himself and be around others. Reed did the right thing by both being there with and for his family as he always has and will continue to do. Reed led the league in interceptions with eight after missing the first six games of the regular season from being on the PUP list while healing from offseason hip surgery.
Questions about Reed retiring from the game he loves and adores have been surfacing over the past two seasons because of injuries, despite him playing at a Pro Bowl level.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/27/ed-reeds-healing-begins-with-help-from-nfl-community/
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