ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Back in the spring, Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan cracked that he wants former NFL safety and current Bills assistant defensive backs coach Ed Reed to stay in shape in case Buffalo needs help in their defensive backfield this season.
That's no joke, according to Reed.
"I got two or three years in me," he said Thursday. "But I'm not giving it to the league. I already decided not to. Things could happen, but I don't think there's enough finances to get me in those cleats anymore, man. They tend not to want to play the vets.