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Sports Messaging
The Shad Ireland Foundation through its Sports Messaging program is proud to partner with NFL and NBA athletes who are dedicated to giving back in communities across the country. In the first year, we will be partnering to deliver critical information in Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, Memphis, New York, and San Diego. The program will work to deliver key educational and informational content on the entire kidney disease spectrum through established community events with a focus on prevention. Physical fitness messaging as a means to deliver prevention is a critical component of the Sports Messaging program as it has made a significant impact on Shad Ireland’s life allowing him to transform from a dialysis patient struggling with his disease to the Ironman competitor he is today. We are a sports based society and the Shad Ireland Foundation and its partners in this program believe that athletes have the ability to inspire individuals and communities in a way that is uniquely impactful. Combine that with a strategic plan to deliver educational information that is problem oriented and solution focused calling individuals and communities to take directed action and you will have an approach that will deliver sustainable impact. The Shad Ireland Foundation is excited to partner and support other athletes who are committed to positive change and have proven the ability to mobilize large numbers within communities affected by the leading causes of renal failure. (Obesity, High Blood Pressure, and Diabetes)
Sports Messaging - Athletes
Reggie has always been active in raising money for communities and charities through various events including the annual Charity Golf Classic, which benefitted the Carolina Panthers Courage House, a safe haven for boys and families in crisis. During the offseason, he served a coaching internship at Waddell HS in Charlotte, NC, and interned in the wealth management department at Wachovia Bank. Reggie is a member of the United Negro College Fund. At Kirby HS in Memphis, TN, Reggie was a wide receiver and defensive back. During the off-season, Reggie participated in the Carolina Panthers Youth Camp and supported the United Way. Reggie played 7 seasons in the NFL which include 2 with the Miami Dolphins and 5 with the Carolina Panthers. Born Reginald Clement Howard in Memphis, TN, Reggie and his wife, Artesia have two daughters, Kristen and Allegra and a son, Reginald Howard II, and reside in Memphis, TN.
Collegiate Biography
A walk-on at Memphis State, Reggie totaled 91 tackles, an interception, four fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and five passes defended in 17 contest. As a senior (1999), Reggie started the first six contests and contributed 22 stops, an interception, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and two passes defended before breaking his neck against Alabama-Birmingham and missing the remainder of the season. He had surgery to stabilize his fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae. As a junior (1998) he posted 69 tackles, a sack and three passes defended after redshirting as a walk-on (1997). Reggie attended Henderson State College in 1995 and 1996.
Professional Biography
In his first season as a full-time starter, Reggie started a right cornerback for all 14 games he played, did not play in one game and was inactive for one contest. He ranked third on the team and second among defensive backs with 89 tackles and also recorded two interceptions, one sack, two fumble recoveries, two quarterback hurries and 10 passes defended.
Pro Career Stats:
- Responded in first season as full-time starter by establishing career-highs of 14 starts, 89 tackles and 10 passes defensed for Panthers defense that ranked fourth in the NFL in pass defense and second in third down efficiency.
- Accumalted a career-high 12 tackles versus Cincinnati
- Collected first NFL fumble recovery versus Detroit on the final playof the first half on turnover caused by defensive end Julius Peppers.
- Posted first NFL start in Carolina's season-opener versus Baltimore and tried for the team lead with eight tackles.
- Recorded his first NFL sack versus Atlanta when he brought down Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler.
- First NFL interception came at Buffalo on a pass thrown by Bills quarteerback Alex Van Pelt.
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