Reid Ferguson (born March 24, 1994) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

long snapper In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point at ...

for the

Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...

(NFL). He played college football at

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

Professional career

Ferguson was signed by the

as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016. He was waived on August 30, 2016. He was signed to the practice squad on November 2, 2016. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 2, 2017. Ferguson was named the Bills starting

for 2017, where he played in all 16 games. On January 28, 2019, Ferguson signed a three-year contract extension with the Bills through the 2021 season. On May 28, 2021, Ferguson signed another three-year contract extension with the Bills through the 2024 season. In 2022, Ferguson became the longest active tenured Bills player after

defensive end Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is p ...

Jerry Hughes Jerry Ray Hughes Jr. (born August 13, 1988) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American befor ...

signed with the Houston Texans.

Personal life

Ferguson has a brother, Blake Ferguson, who plays for the

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pl ...

and also plays long snapper.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Reid 1994 births Living people People from Buford, Georgia Players of American football from Gwinnett County, Georgia American football long snappers LSU Tigers football players Buffalo Bills players Buford High School (Georgia) alumni