Reed has said publicly that is one of his main functions - to relay to Diaz what his observations are of the team, whether it's on the field or in practice, etc.
Agree. It's amusing seeing him shill for Snickers, EAMadden, Head&shoulders, IBM and Verizon in the past 5 days. Good for him - don't hate the playa, hate the game!!
Full disclosure - I love Ed Reed.
That said, I went to his twitter feed and I was a bit surprised at how much of a corporate spokesperson he is. He's shilling for companies left and right. Good for him but I was a bit surprised.