‘"I believe it’s my time this year," Reed said. "Over the last six years, I’ve seen Jim, Thurman, Marv [Levy], Bruce [Smith], James Lofton and Ralph [Wilson] get in. I’m not going to lie and say I shouldn’t be in there with those guys. I was just as competitive as them, if not more. People say I always wanted the ball. That’s the way I was. I’m not going to apologize for that. I wouldn’t be in this position if I didn’t have that attitude."’