Tag: Andy Reid

Jan 12, 2020; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) and head coach Andy Reid against the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round playoff football game at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Chiefs’ Andy Reid: ‘Nothing happening’ with Tyreek Hill

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Chiefs head coach Andy Reid did not sound too optimistic on Friday when he was asked about the notion of a potential reunion with wide receiver Tyreek Hill in Kansas City.

Hill, after all, finds himself without a team after he was released by the Miami Dolphins on Monday. The eight-time Pro Bowl wide receiver sustained a torn ACL and dislocated knee in a late-September win against the New York Jets.

“I don’t even know if Tyreek is healthy right now to do anything,” Reid said. “So, I’m sure he’s working hard on that part of it, trying to get that all straightened out.

“But yeah, listen, we talk about everything. So there’s nothing happening there, but we know what you know – that he’s out there and cranking away, trying to get himself back to where he can play, period.”

Hill said in a recent stream on Twitch that his recovery is “going good,” while adding that he faces one more surgery.

Hill, who turns 32 on March 1, caught 21 passes for 265 yards and one touchdown in four starts this season before his season-ending injury.

He spent four seasons with the Dolphins after thriving in six campaigns with the Chiefs (2016-21). He was a first-team All-Pro in Kansas City on three occasions (two as a receiver, one as a returner) and totaled 479 catches for 6,630 yards with 56 touchdowns in 91 games with the club.

The Chiefs finished 16th in passing yards last season, and have been unable to get consistent production — or availability — from young wide receivers Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy.

–Field Level Media

Andy Reid intends to coach Chiefs in 2026 ‘if they’ll have me’

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As Andy Reid nears the end of his 13th season as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, and his 27th consecutive season as an NFL head coach, he made it clear Monday that he does not want a disappointing 2025 season to be his last.

“I think I’m coming back, right,” Reid told reporters Monday. “If they’ll have me back, I’ll come back. You never know in this business, that’s a tough one. But I plan on it, yeah.”

Reid, 67, still has four more seasons on a Chiefs contract that pays him a reported $20 million per year through 2029.

The Chiefs (6-10) will see their streak of 10 straight playoff appearances and seven straight years of at least making the AFC championship game end this season. After losing Super Bowl XXXIX as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles — a position he held from 1999-2012 — Reid has won three Super Bowls with Kansas City in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

Kansas City enters this weekend’s season finale vs. Las Vegas (2-14) on a five-game losing streak and with third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun leading the offense after Patrick Mahomes and Gardner Minshew each sustained torn ACLs in consecutive weeks.

The Chiefs’ roster could be headed toward significant changes in 2026. Star tight end Travis Kelce is rumored to be contemplating retirement, while it remains to be seen when Mahomes will return from his serious knee injury.

–Field Level Media

Chiefs’ Andy Reid retracts ‘mess-up’ on momentum-shifting 4th down

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Chiefs coach Andy Reid might have a few play calls he wants back in his 478 career games as a head coach, but he didn’t get 307 victories by playing it safe.

That’s why Reid retracted his statement Sunday night that he regretted deciding to pass on 4th-and-1 from Kansas City’s 31 with 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

“Well, listen, we’ve been so good in that area — whether it was run or pass — and so, I felt we were in a good position,” Reid said Monday, recapping the 20-10 loss to the Houston Texans. “I thought we had a good play. Again, I thought it was the right thing to do then. This is terrible to say in a situation like this because we didn’t win and we didn’t get that. But I would probably do that same thing again.”

Houston scored its only second-half touchdown after taking over on downs. Prior to the failed fourth-down attempt, the Chiefs forced five straight punts to open the second half. Four of those possessions were three-and-outs.

In Reid’s defense, the Chiefs are 22 of 29 on fourth down this season.

Reid said he understands the pain that follows when play calls and late-game decisions don’t pan out. But he reviewed the game situation once more Sunday night after saying the call was one he “messed up” and came out with a different perspective.

“I thought the risk-reward was right for that time. It slapped me in the face, though. It didn’t go that way,” Reid said.

The Chiefs went 1-3 in November and are not in the current playoff picture with four games remaining in the regular season.

Kansas City (6-7) is far from mathematically eliminated, a point Reid made Monday.

With the Chargers (8-4), Titans (2-11), Broncos (11-2) and Raiders (2-11) left on the schedule, the Chiefs can feasibly get to nine or 10 wins to stand a chance in the wild-card picture. But with one loss to the Chargers on the books and head-to-head defeats at the hands of the Broncos, Texans (8-5) and Jaguars (9-4), the margin for error is zero.

“I have learned over the years that anything’s possible,” Reid said. “I communicated that to the guys. They were down in the dumps after the game. I mean, they put their heart and soul into that thing and we came up short. At the same time, there’s a way you’ve got to pick yourself up and get yourself going again. And hope is always a good motivator there. I think our guys realize that. I mentioned it to them after the game.”

–Field Level Media

Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy (1) against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX at Ceasars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy has ‘slim’ chance to play vs. Eagles

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The Kansas City Chiefs listed wide receiver Xavier Worthy as doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, with coach Andy Reid leaving the door cracked open ever so slightly.

“I’d probably tell you it’s slim,” Reid said Friday. “But there’s still a chance to play, yeah.”

Reid said Worthy was doing “very well” in his recovery after teammate Travis Kelce collided with him in Week 1 and dislocated his right shoulder.

While running drills at practice Thursday, Worthy was wearing a white protective sleeve on his right arm that included padding at the upper arm and shoulder. Worthy was a limited participant both Thursday and Friday.

The 2024 first-round draft pick had 59 receptions for 638 yards and six touchdowns for the Chiefs as a rookie. He also ran the ball 20 times for 104 yards and three TDs.

The Chiefs, who are preparing for a Super Bowl LIX rematch against the defending champion Eagles, ruled out receiver Jalen Royals (knee).

–Field Level Media

Jul 22, 2025; St. Joseph, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid speaks to media after training camp at Missouri Western State University. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Report: Bullet shot into Andy Reid’s office with him inside in 2024

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As Andy Reid prepares his team for the start of the 2025 season, news broke Wednesday of an event that could have ended in tragedy for the Kansas City Chiefs head coach during the 2024 offseason.

According to a report by The Kansas City Star, three bullets were fired in the direction of the Chiefs’ practice facility in May of last year, and one of them went into Reid’s office while Reid was in it.

After speaking to police and reviewing a police incident report, The Star reported that shortly after midnight on the morning of May 4, 2024, a bullet broke through the glass window of the 67-year-old’s office and lodged into a wall 15 feet from where Reid was sitting.

The Chiefs have since installed bulletproof windows around Reid’s office.

Of the other two bullets, one was fired into the third story — one story above Reid’s office — and the other hit an outdoor air conditioning unit, according to the news report.

No arrests have been made and no charges have been filed, though the police are treating the incident as an aggravated assault.

“There is no indication this was a targeted incident at any person or organization,” Kansas City Police Department spokesperson Capt. Jacob Becchina told The Star.

“Because the building was occupied at the time of the bullet coming through the window, the case is being investigated as an aggravated assault,” he added.

According to The Star, the franchise has been tight-lipped about the incident, with the outlet going so far as to state, “for many Chiefs players and staff, The Star’s report will be the first they have learned of the gunfire that hit the facility.”

The Chiefs have not responded publicly since The Star’s report, and Reid’s next media availability is slated to be Friday night after Kansas City’s home game against the Chicago Bears, the final preseason game for both teams.

Reid has led the Chiefs to three Super Bowl titles since the 2019 season, with the most recent coming at the end of the 2023 season. Kansas City lost its bid for a three-peat when it lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59 in February.

Along with his three rings, the 2002 AP NFL Coach of the Year Award winner has 273 career wins, fourth all time and tops among active coaches. He coached the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons before joining the Chiefs prior to the 2013 season.

–Field Level Media

Jan 18, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs with the ball during the second half against Houston Texans in a 2025 AFC divisional round game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Laterals and ‘Corn Dogs’: Chiefs gain an edge from creative offense

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NEW ORLEANS — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said he’s dreamed about tossing a lateral to win the Super Bowl.

It’s not that far-fetched an idea.

In a Week 5 win over the New Orleans Saints, Kelce caught a pass over the middle well short of the yardage to gain on third-and-22. Instead of settling for a short gain, Kelce found teammate Samaje Perine running a few yards behind the play and pitched it to him, and Perine, with the better angle, bolted for the sticks, setting up a fourth-and-short.

It sounds simple in practice. It looked anything but in real time.

That play wasn’t scripted, but it was practiced, in that the players around Kelce have learned how to approach those situations and be ready for the ball.

“I’m very aware,” Perine said. “You’ve always got to be prepared for it. If you’re behind him, then look for the pitch. If you’re in front of him, then block.”

It’s that level of offensive creativity that permeates the entire Kansas City offense, and it will be something the Philadelphia Eagles will have to contend with in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

“It’s great to have Patrick Mahomes,” head coach Andy Reid quipped. “He’ll be one of the greats, if not the greatest to have done it.

“I don’t want to slight the coaches or his teammates. He has some good players he’s able to deal the ball to, big offensive linemen that are helping them out … it takes a group.”

Part of what makes that group particularly lethal is its ability to put defenses in bad positions quickly and efficiently.

On another play perhaps more painful for Eagles supporters, the Chiefs ran a version of “Corn Dog” to score a go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVII. On that play, wide receiver Kadarius Toney moved quickly in motion toward the line as if to run a sweep, a crossing route, or perhaps even to block, before spinning back 180 degrees to run a route toward the pylon instead just as Mahomes took the snap.

Toney popped free and Mahomes threw him the ball quickly for the score, showing off his propensity for creativity and his embrace of the quick game at the same time.

According to Next Gen Stats, Mahomes led the league in both completion percentage (83.6 percent) and success rate (60.9 percent) on quick passes this season. Over his last four games, he’s been even quicker than normal, averaging 2.5 seconds to throw (versus 2.87 seconds to throw in Weeks 1-15).

The Eagles’ defense has been strong against short passes this season, but Chiefs defenders, having had to go against Reid and co.’s machinations all season in practice, caution against getting overconfident about what you’re seeing.

To wit, the Chiefs’ commitment to offensive creativity is so ingrained that their head coach has been known to draw up plays on the fly in practice to put his defense on its heels.

“They try things a lot, they experiment to see if things stick,” Chiefs safety Justin Reid said. “All through training camp, they’re playing around with formations, routes and just seeing what can work. I think that creativity is fun for the guys, it keeps it engaging, and every once in a while you actually find a good play out of it.”

“Training camp is honestly one of the hardest months of the whole season,” cornerback Trent McDuffie bemoaned. “One, you’ve got to battle Patrick Mahomes, you’ve got to play our fast receivers, and then Coach Reid will literally go draw a play in the dirt and they’ll run it against us. The things you see in training camp, you probably won’t see during the whole year, so it definitely makes it a challenge.”

The Chiefs’ defenders don’t envy the Eagles’ task this week, and much of it stems from their offense’s chemistry.

“Peanut butter and jelly,” Justin Reid said in describing the connection between Mahomes and Kelce. “These guys, the connection they have is real. The understanding of the game … but also their own connection and awareness that Travis will run routes, and if it’s not open they both understand what’s happening and he’ll be able to create something like backyard football and go out and make a play happen.”

“Their connection is unreal.”

–David Gladow, Field Level Media

Feb 4, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid at a press conference in advance of Super Bowl LIX at New Orleans Marriott. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Chiefs coach Andy Reid ‘grateful’ for Super success

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NEW ORLEANS — Andy Reid recognizes longevity as a running mate in his sustained success with the Kansas City Chiefs as he prepares the team for a third consecutive Super Bowl.

And he admits he can’t hide from it given the evidence on the opponent’s roster on Sunday. Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is the son of one of Reid’s former players in Philadelphia, linebacker Jeremiah Trotter.

“It just means I’m old,” Reid said with a chuckle Tuesday morning at the Marriott to open media availability for the Chiefs. “Jeremiah Trotter was one of my favorite players. Jeremiah Jr. is wearing the same number (54) and has done a good job taking his success from Clemson and transferring it to the Eagles.”

Reid and the Chiefs will practice Wednesday through Friday as the buildup to Sunday night and Super Bowl LIX. Reid is facing his former employer for the second time on the NFL’s brightest stage.

“I have a ton of respect for the people over there and how they run things, city of Philadelphia, but at the same time I’m very happy to be in Kansas City,” Reid said, adding he’s “grateful” for the opportunity he received from the Chiefs.

“It’s unique for sure, really unique to have it gone on twice here. I can tell you from my standpoint, I feel very lucky, honored, privileged. I feel very luck to be in this position.”

The Chiefs have distanced themselves from the gravity of discussions around a history-making, dynasty-defining three-peat. Reid continued his message focused on the task in front of the team this week, saying, “We’re not done. We’re going to have our hands full with a really good Eagles team.”

Reid and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are a combined 17-3 in the playoffs. While Reid credited locker room leaders and continuity with the coaching staff for Kansas City avoiding complacency and climbing back to the NFL mountaintop three years in a row, players pointed to Reid.

“To me, it starts with Coach Reid, he sets the tone,” Mahomes said. “It’s awesome to be in the Super Bowl, but we have to put in the work every single day.”

–Jeff Reynolds, Field Level Media

Jan 18, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on during the second quarter of a 2025 AFC divisional round game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Andy Reid fourth coach to 300 wins, including playoffs

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The Kansas City Chiefs made fresh history for their accomplished head coach Saturday in their 23-14 divisional-round victory over the visiting Houston Texans.

The Chiefs raised Reid’s record in the playoffs to 27-16, putting him within four wins of the all-time leader, Bill Belichick (31 playoff wins). But when taken in concert with Reid’s 273 regular season victories, Reid has 300 career wins.

Just four coaches in NFL history have reached the 300-win plateau. Former Miami Dolphins head man Don Shula remains the all-time leader with 347 wins, while Belichick (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots), is in second place with 333. George Halas (Chicago Bears) sits in third with 324, with Reid (Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles) rounding out the top four.

Reid and the Chiefs, who will host the AFC Championship Game against either the Baltimore Ravens or Buffalo Bills next Sunday, are in pursuit of an NFL-record third straight Super Bowl championship.

Reid could conceivably tie or surpass Belichick in career playoff wins next season.

–Field Level Media

Dec 15, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr. (51) and linebacker Devin Bush (30) rush Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during the second half at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Chiefs’ Andy Reid: Patrick Mahomes likely to start vs. Texans

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes “most likely” will start Saturday’s game against the visiting Houston Texans, coach Andy Reid said on Thursday.

Mahomes was a full participant in practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday despite nursing an ankle sprain he suffered during the fourth quarter of last Sunday’s 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

“We’ll most likely end up playing him,” Reid said on Thursday.

Reid added that he liked what he saw from Mahomes during practice.

“He did look good out there,” Reid said. “He moved around pretty good. So, you’re always looking to make sure they can get out the way, not to further any harm to them. So that’s what I look at.

“I’ve been through it with him before and he amazed me every time he does it. The guy, he’s been so mentally tough and just puts it into a mindset that he has going into it (from) where he was a few days ago.”

Mahomes and the Chiefs (13-1) can clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win over the Texans (9-5) and a loss or tie by the Buffalo Bills (11-3) against the visiting New England Patriots (3-11).

Carson Wentz is the No. 2 quarterback for the Chiefs and would get his 94th career start if Mahomes sits. Wentz played the final two possessions last week.

–Field Level Media

Sep 15, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco (10) runs the ball during the first half against the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu to play vs. Raiders

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ Isiah Pacheco and Charles Omenihu will play Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders, provided they don’t aggravate the injuries that have kept them out, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday.

Pacheco, Kansas City’s starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team’s victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2.

Omenihu, a defensive lineman, has yet to make his season debut. He has been recovering from a torn ACL sustained in last season’s AFC Championship Game victory against the Baltimore Ravens.

Pacheco, 25, rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown and caught seven passes for 54 yards in two games before the injury. He has accumulated 2,328 yards from scrimmage with 15 touchdowns in 33 games (26 starts) since Kansas City drafted him in the seventh round in 2022.

Omenihu, 27, had a career-high seven sacks in 11 games (one start) in his first season with the Chiefs in 2023. He has 18.5 sacks in 72 career games (11 starts) with the Houston Texans (2019-21), San Francisco 49ers (2021-22) and Kansas City. He was a fifth-round pick by Houston in 2019.

The Chiefs (10-1) currently are the top seed in the AFC.

–Field Level Media