{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Reid Ferguson | image = Reid Ferguson.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Ferguson with the Buffalo Bills in 2018 | current_team = Buffalo Bills | number = 69 | position = Long snapper | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|3|24}} | birth_place = Stanley, Idaho, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs = 235 | high_school = Buford {{avoid wrap|(Buford, Georgia)}} | college = LSU (2012–2015) | undraftedyear = 2016 | pastteams = * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2016}}–present) | status = Active | statweek = | statseason = 2025 | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 148 | statlabel2 = Total tackles | statvalue2 = 14 | highlights = | pfr = FergRe00 }} '''Chandler Reid Ferguson''' (born March 24, 1994)<ref>{{cite web|title=Reid Ferguson Bio|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205372110|website=LSUSports.com}}</ref> is an American professional football long snapper for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reid Ferguson|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/team/players-roster/reid-ferguson/|website=BuffaloBills.com}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 1 | weight = 235 | dash = 5.05 | ten split = 1.74 | twenty split = 2.91 | shuttle = 4.57 | cone drill = 7.51 | vertical = 27.5 | broad ft = 8 | broad in = 8 | bench = 15 | arm span = 30 1/8 | hand span = 9 7/8 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/deion-jones-has-off-the-charts-workout-at-lsu-s-pro-day-0ap3000000644566 |title=Deion Jones has 'off the charts' workout at LSU's pro day |website=NFL.com |access-date=February 23, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=122934&DraftYear=2016 |title=2016 NFL Draft Scout Reid Ferguson College Football Profile |access-date=June 26, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }} Ferguson was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills agree to terms with 14 undrafted rookies|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-agree-to-terms-with-14-undrafted-rookies/9347319e-e533-4381-a02e-155398e36739|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213700/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-agree-to-terms-with-14-undrafted-rookies/9347319e-e533-4381-a02e-155398e36739|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2017|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> He was waived on August 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reserve/PUP for Shaq Lawson; WR Little among cuts to get to 75|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/ReservePUP-for-Shaq-Lawson-WR-Little-among-cuts-to-get-to-75/00ccf95b-7563-4e66-8bd4-ab03b32895e0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829115123/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/ReservePUP-for-Shaq-Lawson-WR-Little-among-cuts-to-get-to-75/00ccf95b-7563-4e66-8bd4-ab03b32895e0|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2017|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> He was signed to the practice squad on November 2, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills release CB Marcus Roberson from 53-man roster|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-release-cb-marcus-roberson-from-53-man-roster-18006079|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=November 2, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills announce six as future signings|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-announce-six-as-future-signings/729eab25-7fa6-48be-9b50-e58b0980ee19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203936/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-announce-six-as-future-signings/729eab25-7fa6-48be-9b50-e58b0980ee19|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2017|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=July 23, 2017}}</ref> Ferguson was named the Bills starting long snapper 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.<ref>{{cite web | last=Lavoie | first=Dan | title=Buffalo Bills re-sign LS Reid Ferguson to three-year contract | website=Buffalo Rumblings | date=2019-01-28 | url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2019/1/28/18200794/buffalo-bills-re-sign-long-snapper-reid-ferguson-to-three-year-contract-news-transactions | access-date=2024-07-27}}</ref>
On May 28, 2021, Ferguson signed another three-year contract extension with the Bills through the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills sign Reid Ferguson to a three-year extension|url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-sign-reid-ferguson-to-a-three-year-extension|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=May 28, 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, Ferguson became the longest active tenured Bills player after defensive end Jerry Hughes signed with the Houston Texans.<ref>{{cite web|title= Report: Jerry Hughes signing with Texans|url=https://www.audacy.com/wgr550/sports/bills/report-jerry-hughes-signing-with-texans|website=Audacy.com|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref>
On March 8, 2025, Ferguson signed a four-year, $6.5 million contract extension with Buffalo.<ref>{{cite web | last=Jenkins | first=Chris | title=Buffalo Bills re-sign Reid Ferguson to a four-year contract | website=Buffalo Bills | date=2025-03-08 | url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-re-sign-reid-ferguson-to-a-four-year-contract | access-date=2025-08-23}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ferguson has a brother, Blake Ferguson, who played for the Miami Dolphins for five seasons and is also a long snapper.
He is an avid soccer fan, and is part of the ownership groups for both Swansea City A.F.C. and Buffalo Pro Soccer.<ref name="o972">{{cite web | last=Petro | first=Michael | title=As downtown soccer stadium idea dies, plan shifts to former Medaille sports complex | website=Buffalo News | date=April 12, 2025 | url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/article_eccb9f1d-0057-4170-a33d-23230f30006d.html | access-date=April 14, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.buffalobills.com/team/players-roster/reid-ferguson/ Buffalo Bills bio] *[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205372110 LSU Tigers bio] *{{commons category-inline}}
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