Defensive end Carl Reeves was a destructive force for NC State from 1991-94. He left school as the Pack's all-time leader in sacks with 45, and he still ranks second in that category behind only Mario Williams.

After leaving NC State, Reeves played four seasons for the Chicago Bears, and he now resides in Cary. The Wolfpacker recently talked with Reeves. You can see that video interview via the video module on the right.

A transcript is provided below.

"I am selling cars and trucks at Crossroads Ford in Cary and I'm preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ all throughout prisons in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Last year, I was ordained as an elder in the Church of God and Christ. That's what I'm doing now."

"I graduated from State in 1994 with a degree in marketing. I went on to play with the Chicago Bears for about four years, played for the Denver Broncos long ago to have a cup of coffee and then I went into the Arena League. I played in the Arena League for about two and a half years, had my shoulder replaced and I've been at Crossroads Ford ever since. That's kind of the 45 word or less version of my track as far as football and life.

"I met the Lord Jesus in '97 while I was a starter for the Chicago Bears and I've been running for him ever since. That's the neatest thing and what I realize now that I didn't realize while I was in school is that the only reason I was able to do the things that I did on the field was so that I would have three minutes as opposed to thirty seconds to tell a young man about the Lord Jesus.

"As a matter of fact, when I was coming over to this event, I had one of my mentorees call me up; his name is John Lyon, he's a defensive end for Harvard, got a full ride scholarship and he was one of the first young men to come up and ask me how to play football. He actually paid attention, took notes and he's enjoying the fruits of his labors; that's what it's all about, that's exactly what it's all about."

"Just defensive end, put your hand in the dirt and come off the edge."

"Even in the pros. In the pros, I weighed a whole lot more than I did in college. College, the heaviest I ever got up to was about 235. In the league, I got there and they said, 'take a bunch of pictures, you aren't going to be here long' because I was too small. I went from 235 to 265-270 in roughly about four months. It's a different way of life."

"That's got to be genetics because I don't work out anymore."

"I have a wife, we've been married for 15 years next month. I have a daughter who is 12 years old and she's working on becoming a volleyball player. She goes to Upper Room Christian Academy so she's playing right now in the Triangle. She actually got drafted into volleyball, I gave her a choice, I said, 'volleyball, basketball or track. I don't care which one you do, pick one because you aren't going to come home and sit on the couch.' So she was drafted into volleyball and she spent a lot of time on the bench until they finally put her in the game and she scored 14 points back-to-back. After that, all of the sudden, she likes volleyball, imagine how that works."

"My best memory is when we went down to Death Valley and we were playing for the ACC Title, this was before Florida State came in. I missed a sack and Jesse Campbell came in and nailed the quarterback, I picked the ball up and took it in for a touchdown. But I had to do 200 pack-ums for celebrating the touchdown. Then, of course, beating Carolina all the years that we beat Carolina is another great memory. Another great memory is coming back year after year and watching the development of the players and establishing a relationship with some of the younger guys. That's been pretty interesting, as well."

"On Thursday night games I get to come out and cheer on the Pack. On Saturdays, I'm usually over at the car lot selling trucks and that sort of deal, complaining why can't I get Saturday off? Other than that, I'm probably the biggest cheerleader for NC State known to man and beating Carolina three years straight is just another feather in the cap, I've been enjoying that.