Ed Reed is back on the practice field.

It's often an exaggeration when the return of one player stirs a lot of excitement but Ed Reed's return to his rightful starting position at free safety in the number three total defense in the league is completely justified.

Above is footage of Ed Reed practicing with the defense for the first time since the 2010 playoffs. Besides yelling advice from the sidelines, Reed hasn't been close to game action so I expect him to have rust and may get beat over the top one or two more times than normal but it is all apart of the recovery.