Ed Reed wants more support from Ravens

Ed Reed said repeatedly that he wants more support from the Ravens as he recovers from hip injury, but the Pro Bowl safety declined to indicate the specific problems.

"I haven't had the support from the other side as you think has been there," Reed said after the first day of his football camp in Randallstown. "If I don't say it now, it won't ever get said."

He said there were "minor things" that some people in the organization don't know are happening. He said he wouldn't talk about them to reporters until he has a chance to address them with the Ravens.

"It's like a marriage," Reed said. "There are going to be disagreements. You got to work with that person. When it starts to get too much, you got to pull back [and ask] 'Is it worth it or should I take a pay cut and be on another team?'"

Reed clarified that he didn't ask the Ravens for a new contract this year. But he did request one last year.

"The word I got was: 'We're comfortable with where we're at,' " Reed said. "Yes, you would be comfortable with the plays that I'm making on the field and paying me what you're paying me."

Reed continued to express dissatisfaction with his current contract, which has three years remaining.

"There are six, seven players in front of me [financially] at my position that I honestly wouldn't let hold my jock, and I don't even wear one," Reed said.

He also doesn't think a safety should be paid less than a quarterback.

"Peyton Manning doesn't sleep when he sees No. 20 going to Indy," Reed said. "But let alone, he's making $100 [million]."

Reed said he didn't have any "ill will" against the Ravens. He also indicated that he could play eight to 10 more years.

"If it was up to me, I would retire here," Reed said. "Does it always happen? No."

Reed indicated that he would start training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list. He wouldn't put a timetable beyond that.

"Like I told my coach, I'm preparing myself to try to come back for that first game," Reed said. "But who's to say it's going to be the first game against the Jets or the first game in October, November for December. I honestly don't know."

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(baltimoresun.com)