Reaves was signed by his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 9, 2015, following workouts in Winnipeg and at the 2015 Edmonton Regional Combine.[2][3] He played in two pre-season games as a wide receiver and recorded one catch for six yards. Reaves was part of the team's final cuts on June 20, 2016.[4]
After spending the 2015 CFL season unsigned by a CFL team, Reaves signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 29, 2016.[5] While listed as a defensive back, Reaves practiced as a defensive lineman through training camp and upon making the team, he dressed in his first regular season game on June 30, 2016, as a backup defensive end.[6] He played in five games for the Roughriders in 2016 and recorded two special teams tackles. He was released during training camp the following year on June 18, 2017.[7] On May 20, 2018, he re-signed with Saskatchewan for 2018 training camp.[8] Reaves signed a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders on December 21, 2020.[9]
Reaves joined the Edmonton Elks in free agency on February 15, 2022.[10] He played in eight regular season games in 2022 where he had two special teams tackles. The Elks announced Reaves was re-signed on July 3, 2023.[11] In 2023, he played in 11 regular season games and recorded seven special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.[12]
In February 2008, Reaves was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, which he pleaded guilty to in December 2008, and received a conditional sentence, one year of supervised probation, and was not allowed to possess a weapon for 10-years.[14] In 2016, Reaves was charged with one count of drug trafficking, but was set free on bail, after a routine traffic stop discovered cocaine in his possession.[14][15] His trial in Winnipeg began in November 2017, where he pleaded his innocence.[16][14][15]
On January 24, 2018, he was acquitted of drug trafficking charges after the judge determined there was a lack of evidence.[17][18]
Reaves is the great-great-great-grandson of Bass Reeves,[19] a former slave who was the first black lawman west of the Mississippi River and among the first black U.S. deputy marshalls; Reeves' life is the focus of the 2023 TV series Lawmen: Bass Reeves.[20] Bass served as a deputy U.S. marshal in Fort Smith, Arkansas under the direction of judge Isaac Parker, known as the "Hanging Judge".
