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Pro Duck Nikko Reed, playing to win a job, makes a big interception for the Chargers

ByDale Bliss|
Oregon Ducks defensive back Nikko Reed (9) intercepts a pass Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, during the Big Ten Championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Ducks defeated the Nittany Lions, 45-37.
Oregon Ducks defensive back Nikko Reed (9) intercepts a pass Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, during the Big Ten Championship game between the Oregon Ducks and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Ducks defeated the Nittany Lions, 45-37. | Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Thursday night at the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, Pro Duck Nikko Reed jumped a route and intercepted a pass from Detroit's Kyle Allen and returned it 60 yards down to the Lion 6. The Chargers scored two plays later for a 14-0 lead.

It's a preseason game and it will take more than one play to survive the Turk and make the 53-man active roster, but the decisive read and break on the ball displays Reed's ball skills and football instincts.

Last season for the Ducks he intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter at the Big Ten Championship Game to seal a 45-37 victory over Penn State.

Jim Harbaugh loves gamers-- he's a coach that plays to win even in the preseason and leads with emotion. Reed's big play in the first quarter is the kind of moment that will Reed a longer look as he attempts to make the team.

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