Jeff Reed is the World’s Greatest Teammate

Pittsburgh Steelers K Jeff Reed is famous for two things…kicking footballs and getting shitfaced.

And he’s at it again.

For the second time in a year, Reed has had a run-in with the cops.  Earlier this year he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and criminal mischief charges after beating the shit out of a paper towel dispenser.  Safe to assume alcohol was involved.

This time Reed was charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and simple assault after the Steelers win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

But this time Reed had a damn good reason–he was coming to the aid of a teammate, namely TE Matt Spaeth.

Apparently cops were called to McFadden’s, a bar across from Heinz Field, for an unrelated incident.  There they saw Spaeth pissing beside a white SUV, so they gave him a ticket for urinating in public.  Which is totally unfair…what guy hasn’t had to hang a rat after downing a few pops.  Friggin’ cops just don’t understand.

While the police were writing up the ticket for Spaeth, Reed got out of the SUV and confronted the cops.

With his fists up.

“The officers told him several times to get back in the vehicle, but he did not listen,” Sgt. Tina Davidson said. “Mr. Reed then squared up with an officer by bringing his fists up.”

Needless to say, the cops don’t like being confronted by a spiky haired, drunk douchebag…so they dropped Reed and cuffed him.

“He smelled of a strong odor of alcohol and appeared to be intoxicated,” Davidson said.

Which pretty well describes Reed’s normal state outside the stadium.  The kicker/fratboy/greatest teammate was released to a family member.   Still, you gotta hand it to Reed for his willingness to fight some cops for his teammate…balls like that comes in handy on the football field. [Trib Total Media via Deadspin]