chiefs will do nothing. Reid tried filling his sons’ hours by naming them ballboys during Eagles games. “Andy sees life for what it is,” Vick said recently, and as the months and seasons came and went, the coach sometimes invited his quarterback into meetings. And that is terrible for the other family. Andy- good coach, horrible parent, maybe get your priorities in order. Drugs and Alcohol — Andy Reid’s other son overdosed. SIMMONS: Human pain for Andy Reid and his family, this close to Super Bowl Back to video If you could coach with anyone in the game, the giant, gentle man would probably be your choice to work with. That’s not a mistake, in reality its attempted manslaughter. Holmgren and Banner urged the coach to take a year off. Drunk driving is not the sole province of the rich and famous. Defense Attorneys turned DWI’s into a cash cow because there are so many moving parts to be challenged. Friday night’s car crash in Kansas City was not the first time the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has faced issues off the field. A few months after Reid’s introduction, the Chiefs selected tight end Travis Kelce in the third round of the draft. Russell apologized and attended classes at a community college. Family, too. Other people are placed into mandatory judgement ( or wherever you call it ) but when your dad is the biggest coach ever in the city. Because you believe in them.”. It’s simply not worth it. Now children are a victim of this garbage. KANSAS CITY, Mo. “ ‘What did you try? If its true that he’s been fired, that’s a good thing. “He didn’t flinch,” Riddick would recall. Andy Reid is trying to coach the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl since 1970. White Privilege — if this were an African-American player, the media would run with this story. If they didnt arrest him, that is a huge problem. kev359 says: And because Reid was comfortable in routine, his weekly treks just became part of the schedule. February 5, 2021 at 6:55 pm Reid has to finish it. Hopefully the child will live but it is highly likely he will suffer any real punishment or consequences. Eagles fan here, we had a saying in Philly when big red coached here Great coach terrible father. Andy Reid rarely missed practice and claimed that his boys’ legal and personal problems would not affect his coaching of the Philadelphia Eagles. This article didn’t say whether or not Reid was driving illegally. Months later, when his boys were sentenced, Reid sat in the front row and listened, his face turning red, as a county judge issued a nearly two-year jail sentence for Garrett — Britt would be sentenced to a similar term — and likened the family’s home to a “drug emporium.”, “This,” the judge said in remarks that turned Reid’s secret into a national headline, “is a family in crisis.”. Andy Reid was so proud to have Garrett, his oldest son, at camp. März 1958 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) ist ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Trainer. Two seasons ago, he deputized Childress and Matt Nagy — two trusted allies and talented coaches — to be Kansas City’s co-offensive coordinators. Andy Reid may be a great coach, but he’s a lousy parent. I hope the drinks were worth it, you idiot! I got nothing. We would be all over a player who pulled a stunt like this during SB week. Reid should be in jail forever. I’m sorry but Andy Reid’s parenting skills should be questioned here. But after two decades of extreme structure and routine, Reid told Holmgren he was incapable of stepping away. ——————– Andy will handle it the best he can and like a pro with the team. Next time you’re out driving about 7 pm, take a look around at the other vehicles on the road and realize that at least one of those drivers has already been drinking, possibly enough to flunk a breathalyzer test. I am sure with his prior convictions and history he will serve time in jail. So sad but I’m sure the Chiefs will be picking up any and all medical expenses and getting the best they can. I sincerely hope I’m wrong but I doubt it. Fire him immediately. I mean hey,don’t break the law but here is a criminal to help you focus on that. Still, some of Reid’s most trusted allies were unconvinced. As it happened, the Chiefs officials were there for largely the same reasons. He was replaced by former University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly, who led the Eagles to a 10–6 record and the playoffs. How many times did he drive a week and just nit get caught? All of it — thanks to a roster that has drawn both admiration and scrutiny for its players with supreme gifts and checkered histories — has Kansas City a win away from its first Super Bowl in a half-century. I would certainly hope so, but one can’t tell these days…, shihtzumum says: 2nd time? “He’s never had a lot of those guys.”. Unless he was not tested because of his name. To those who disagree I ask how would you feel if someone you loved was killed by a drunk driver? Poor choice after poor choice is learned behavior. I’ll excuse ONE instance of DUI as a mistake If someone had one beer too many and rolled a stop sign, got pulled over and blew a barely over, completed their probation and never did it again. One of them, a 5-year-old, suffered life-threatening injuries. just look at the woman and child beaters they will have on the field Sunday. Seit dem 5. A man as nice as he is does not deserve the grief that his sons have caused him and his family.That is what I meant. She suffered a brain hemorrhage and has not awakened, according to a GoFundMe page posted by her aunt. I highly doubt the Chiefs organization will allow him on the plane to Tampa. It was an unusual setup, though the jobs came with unchecked freedom — so long as Reid approved their plans in a daily 7 a.m. meeting. But, more often, it has worked: Kelce, who has been fined several times for on-field outbursts, was recently named to his fourth Pro Bowl. When your kids as adults make a huge mistake do you carry the same judgment on yourself? If it was treated as such, with full repercussions- maybe there would be less of it. Reid reportedly told police that the pickup truck he was driving hit a car that had pulled over after running out of gas, as well as another vehicle that had come to assist that vehicle. “It’s hard for people, but I love doing what I’m doing.”. God bless the victims and their families. It’s one thing to hurt yourself, another thing entirely to hurt your team and innocent children. Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid, the son of head coach Andy Reid, admitted he was drinking alcohol before a car accident on Thursday night in which a child suffered life-threatening injuries. Just as long as you haven’t consumed a certain amount within a certain time period. A few years after the coach took over in Philadelphia, his son Garrett began using prescription drugs, cocaine and heroin. Throw him in jail, alas he’s a fringe celebrity so he wont get any time and say sorry again. This is both sad and infuriating. That said, what kind of parent transporting two little kids runs out of gas???? No one who has created another human would say something so awful. That said, I think people who drink and drive are selfish self-centred and ignorant. This isn’t “middle Would have thought after all the Reid’s have gone through he would have straightened himself out but he probably has done it so many times before and nothing happened he was not even thinking about an accident. No one should ever be behind the wheel with ANY amount of alcohol combined with Adderall. He offered shelter when Garrett lost 100 pounds and was living in his car. Let me get this straight!! But Peters’s instincts were sharp, his passion for the game acute, his value at the 18th selection impossible to ignore. I am not sure if thats something they would do on the side of the road. “The organization has been made aware of a multi-vehicle accident involving outside linebackers coach Britt Reid,” the team said in a statement. Andy Reid Lost 60 Pounds in 2017 Andy Reid dropped extra fat in 2017, and this time he lost, 60 pounds of weight. The last two, for reasons personal and professional, had been downright terrible. As they say in Andy’s church, No success can compensate for failure in the home. I feel bad for Andy Reid. Many are just bad drivers or are looking down at their phones. Britt just became a big one on the eve of the SB. And now he has threatened the lives of people who have barely started their journey. That same morning in Dallas, his franchise in crisis, Clark Hunt told an associate he was departing immediately for Kansas City. I wonder if they are still happy that they got to practice at home? I do feel bad for Andy Reid. How’s he not fired yet? An autopsy would show that his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit, and a separate post-mortem examination would reveal evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease. “That’s not an easy thing on anybody,” said Reid, who took two days off after his son’s death. Six years earlier, Lamar Hunt had died and left the Chiefs to his four children, though primary oversight of the franchise was left to Clark, an intense but publicly reserved former Goldman Sachs investment banker. “We’re gathering information.” The same tired cop-out all teams use. Where did you send them? The former Indianapolis Colts coach had won a Super Bowl, but he also had lost a son in 2005 to suicide. “If you go to the grave and it just says ­‘Fantastic Coach . The right thing to do is not let him coach in the SB. People pay their Attorney $7-10,000 to avoid a DWI Conviction and plead to a lesser offense, still lose their license and still counts against their driving records. “This is crazy,” Holmgren decided, writing his underlings off as obsessives, yes, but important cogs in the 1990s Green Bay machine: six consecutive postseasons, two straight Super Bowl appearances, one glorious Sunday of Holmgren lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. February 5, 2021 at 7:24 pm 1st offence should be automatic license revocation with zero loopholes like driving to work for at least a year. You must be logged in to leave a comment. I agree he’s an adult and makes his own decisions but this pattern of behavior shows ongoing issues that most likely date back to them growing up. Lifetime suspension and jail time is needed. I can’t speak for Brett, but he really should have known better. Pray for the recovery of the 5 year old. You’ve got to be kidding me!!! OOOPs. Philadelphians tell stories about Reid slipping out to high school football stadiums, sitting in his parked car on Friday nights to watch his boys run a few plays. Listen, Britt is no different than anybody else who is connected and protected. This article didn’t say whether or not Reid was driving illegally. Why these people don’t pay somebody to drive them around when drunk is beyond me. And no, unfortunately, I’m not exaggerating. But here he was, a man without a franchise for four whole days — Reid had never been out of work this long, and it was excruciating — and ready for a clean slate, a fresh challenge, an escape from the disappointment, and the tragedy, of the previous months. That might turn him around for the better. Before winning the title, Andy Reid had been the most winning coach without a Super Bowl title on his resume. What are you doing… the week of the superbowl you’re coaching in, out having drinks… in the middle of a global pandemic!? Reid bursts into the locker room after victories like the Kool-Aid Man and has been more willing to reveal a goofy sense of humor he kept hidden in Philadelphia. “When I’m sitting there watching that game, I see their opening drive and I’m like, ‘They’re acting like this is Week 12 and they have their fully healthy offensive line.’ You go back 92 percent of the time in pass protection, it was five-man protections.” The result of prioritizing football over what’s really important. WHY risk so much when you don’t need to! I am not an Eagles fan so I am not as sharp on the facts, but before their superbowl run with Owen did Andy Reid’s son, Britt’s brother not have a drug overdose? I wouldn’t necessarily discriminate against people. Football, Dungy had long believed, was simply a profession. Could have been two loveable teams (packers-bills) and instead we have this….annoying Arians-Brady vs the classless chiefs and their alternative right sick fans. legionofzoom says: February 5, 2021 at 7:05 pm Had the experience or prison changed him? Its not any surprise that over the overdose death of his other son that Reid had his worst season as a head coach. It would be the top story if this happened to Steve Belichick. tiredofwinning says: Why do all the KC coaches have such horrid off field problems? Work was, and maybe always had been, his sanctuary. I’m in favor of getting all bad drivers off the road, and stopping the countless deaths. I would trade all the Super Bowls on the planet for the life of my child and the children of others. Britt Reid is an adult and responsible for his own actions. Several years ago the NFL adopted policies to limit criminal activities in their players. Like father like son. “Knowing that you had young boys who made mistakes,” Dungy says, “you’d want to see them get second chances. Probably should make the alcohol companies pay up for the negative externality of their business. Police searched the Reid family home–he was living at home with Andy at the time– and found so many drugs they called it a “drug emporium” in court records. Well it doesn’t look like the police arrested him. Some of Reid’s friends wondered if this was part of a desperate plunge, for franchise and coach, toward a Super Bowl. Bloodshot eyes, smell of alcohol. Louis Riddick, the former ­Eagles scout and executive who’s now an ESPN analyst, can’t remember a single time he arrived at or departed the team facility and Reid’s Lincoln Navigator wasn’t parked in the back. He has been gradually getting over his weight issues, but he has not quite reached there yet. Send him home now. Big shock! “[You] have to put the fingerprint of Andy Reid and Eric Bieniemy on that [loss],” Diehl told Tiki & Tierney. Then he’d return to work for last-minute film study or game prep or draft research or free agent scouting or practice-squad maneuvering or whatever remained on a herculean to-do list. The losers are society and the driver. February 5, 2021 at 7:24 pm . Six years ago, the organization Clark Hunt’s father founded hadn’t just fallen on hard times; it had hit rock bottom: five losing seasons in six years, the most recent tying a franchise worst with 14 losses, during which a soft-spoken linebacker had shot his girlfriend to death before killing himself in front of the team’s coach and general manager. “He understands from his family,” Dungy says, “that everybody who has a problem is not a bad person. Shouldn’t it be available if he passed, failed or refused a breathalyzer. 1st offence should be automatic license revocation with zero loopholes like driving to work for at least a year. “Every year has challenges,” Hunt wrote, replying to emailed questions from The Washington Post, “and certainly we faced some difficult ones in 2012.”. Both things can be true. At a time when Vick’s name was radioactive in the image-conscious NFL, Reid thought he could help him. “He needs to — and I beg of him — not find less time, necessarily, but just try to be more efficient to where you can also take care of the truly important things,” says David Akers, who spent a dozen seasons as Reid’s kicker. Andy Reid may be a great coach, but he’s a lousy parent. Don’t let this slide Officer Dewey. “If you go about the right steps to right the wrong,” Reid would say much later, “then I think you deserve another shot.”. They pleaded with Belcher to lower the pistol as the sound of police sirens approached the Truman Sports Complex. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl critically injured in a car crash involving the son of Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has woken from a coma. The assistants would spend hours toiling, turning ideas into what would eventually become a plan, and when the bleary-eyed men ended their days somewhere around midnight, they’d walk through the sliding doors and into the parking lot, where almost always they’d see Reid’s truck still there. No super bowl for you. Best wishes for full recovery to the children hurt. Used to be, Holmgren got a kick out of “Cheeseburger Mountain,” or what he’d call Reid’s bulging plate at lunchtime. On this frigid morning in eastern Pennsylvania, with the Arizona Cardinals’ plane visible through the drawn shades, two ambitious but restless men had come here for the same purposes. He should go to prison AND financially compensate the victims. Not even Daddy can save you. “It was clear early,” Hunt wrote, “that not only was he ready, he was excited about the opportunity in Kansas City.”. Where does it say he’s been let go? “I got to go,” the Star reported Belcher said, and he knelt on the pavement, made the sign of the cross and fired a .40-caliber bullet into the side of his head. Dalriatamustangplayer says: They don’t think that allowing criminals to coach might be a problem? Get our newsletter. Britt Reid is the outside linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid's son. February 5, 2021 at 6:38 pm We just wanted to make that season right,” Vick said, and players and staffers knew not to ask Reid why on earth he was there. At Super Bowl LIV, his Kansas City Chiefs were able to become champions when they defeated the San Franciso 49ers with a final score of 31-20. But a second time ? Sit down. Second offence should be mandatory prison time. If this coach’s last name wasn’t Reid he’d be out of job immediately. tells you everything you need to know….. Man takes the drink, drink tanks drink, drink takes man. Andy may be a great guy so maybe it’s simply getting them out of trouble all these years however at the end, it’d all about the parents, …perscribed adderall? Devastated. I got stumbling drunk once. They have all kinds of measuring devices to find out. What more can andy do? And if the complicated quarterback just wanted to talk, Reid would indulge that, too. Fortunately, we have examples of decisive people who have been able to lose more than 50 pounds, for example, Andy Reid. He shot her nine times and, according to an investigation by the Kansas City Star, leaned down to kiss her forehead. Blaming Andy is reprehensible. How about if arrested? ————————————————- With ride sharing, people need to stop driving drunk. That would be a BIG problem. Friday night’s car crash in Kansas City was not the first time the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has faced issues off the field. The drunks making their “mistakes” don’t fear the consequences of today’s laws. "From a football standpoint, I don't think that was the problem." There is a clear and concise pattern of behavior with both kids, leading to one dying. So why were they in the Green Bay Packers’ offices again at midnight? Funny how you all call Reid a horrible parent. A year later, Kansas City selected defensive back KeiVarae Russell, who had been suspended at Notre Dame for academic misconduct, and wide receiver DeMarcus Robinson, who had been suspended four times at the University of Florida. Two to three drinks really means six to eight for a guy that large. But now he did, and it made Reid’s contemporaries curious. Devastated over it. It has its perks. Andy Reid dropped extra fat in 2017, and this time he lost, 60 pounds of weight. ————————————— “He’s always had a few of those guys,” Banner says. The absurd lack of judgement in driving home after drinking needs no additional comment from me. It’s why he’s still far more “Coach” than “Grandpa,” why he designs and calls Kansas City’s offensive plays, why — though he might well be as detached as he’s ever been — Andy Reid can’t go home. Son of Andy Reid — Head Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs He was proud of his older sons, Garrett and Britt. Andy Reid has a history of harboring bad people on his teams, Until someone hits rock bottom is the only way they will accept help…. Hunt says he pressed Reid, and over roughly nine hours in and around that conference room, he decided to move forward. Reid is a favorite of the media and the story will be minimized until next week. Failure was not an option. The article does not say he was arrested, So Britt saying he had a few drinks doesn’t mean he was impaired. Unfortunately for the children, they will grow & have children and the cycle will just keep repeating. “His passion and competitiveness is a strength,” Banner says now. Unbelievable. The crash occurred Thursday night, two days before the Chiefs were due to leave for the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. All teams hate DISTRACTIONS. I couldn’t have handled that the same way he did. Around the same time, younger son Britt suffered a football injury and became addicted to painkillers. I have nothing but contempt for this kid. A nearby gym bag contained anabolic steroids, 19 vials of liquid and more syringes and needles. Then there was Reid’s other job, wedged in among the rest. The man’s body is characterized by a high content of the hormone testosterone, which is synthesized from cholesterol in the greatest amount and, … Sit down. I wouldn’t necessarily discriminate against people. In America you’re allowed to drink and drive. The calls came early; that’s all most anyone can remember now.