Maybe the Ravens should put some extra security around safety Ed Reed on Monday night.

On Wednesday, Patriots coach Bill Belichick couldn’t stop raving about Reed.

“Ed Reed is an awesome football player,” Belichick said. “To me, he’s one of the best football players in the league. He’s really, really good, as good as anybody I’ve ever seen.”

Asked about Belichick’s affection for Reed, New England quarterback Tom Brady joked that the coach was going to adopt Ed Reed.

“It’s going to be Ed Belichick,” Brady said.

On Thursday, a reporter asked Belichick about Brady’s comment and how he might even kidnap Reed onto the Patriots plane after the game.

“I think Tom’s stretching it a little bit there,” Belichick said. “We can’t do that. We can’t do that.”