Kansas Metropolis Chiefs proprietor Clark Hunt generated headlines when he confidently declared on Monday night time that he knew “for a truth” that head coach Andy Reid would return for not less than yet another season.
Reid put discuss his intentions to mattress whereas talking with reporters on Tuesday.
“Sure, I’ll be again,” Reid instantly stated, as shared by Charean Williams of Professional Soccer Discuss.
Reid turns 67 subsequent month and was the topic of some retirement rumors final winter earlier than he guided the Chiefs to a third Tremendous Bowl championship throughout 5 seasons. No such chatter hovered the membership this previous fall as Kansas Metropolis gained 15 of 16 video games earlier than it punted on Week 18, and there is not any signal that Reid is both slowing down or glad with what he is already achieved as a three-time Tremendous Bowl champion.
Some understandably speculate that Reid is chasing the likes of Invoice Belichick and Don Shula concerning conversations about who the best coach within the historical past of professional soccer is. Belichick leads all head coaches with six profession Tremendous Bowl victories, whereas Shula’s 347 profession wins (common season and postseason mixed) have him atop that class. Reid will enter this Sunday’s Tremendous Bowl LIX matchup versus the Philadelphia Eagles, trailing Shula by 46 victories.
“That’s not a part of it,” Reid stated concerning the notion that he is nonetheless teaching largely as a result of he desires to sooner or later be thought of the GOAT of his career. “I simply get pleasure from instructing. I don’t get caught up a lot within the stats or the data. I get pleasure from being across the guys. I get pleasure from soccer, the sport. You may’t put within the hours we do and never get pleasure from it. I like the sport.”
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes turned 29 this previous September. He’s already a three-time Tremendous Bowl Most Useful Participant and should not but be within the prime of his taking part in days. Moreover, future Corridor of Fame tight finish Travis Kelce appears ready to offer Kansas Metropolis not less than a pair extra seasons earlier than he retires.
So long as Reid is wholesome and blissful, he may proceed to make opposing coaches’ lives tough all through the 2020s.
