Speculation has popped up in recent weeks that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid could retire. He’s 65 years old and has been in this profession since his days as the Green Bay Packers’ tight ends coach all the way back in 1992.
Fresh off winning back-to-back Super Bowls, this topic came up again on Monday. One day after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in thrilling fashion, Reid talked about his future with the media.
In what can’t be considered too much of a surprise, the three-time Super Bowl champion confirmed that he’s returning to the Chiefs for another season.
“Honestly, I haven’t even thought about it, but I get asked it,” Reid said when asked about the thought of retiring on top, a day after his Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. “I mean, I’m still kind of in awe of the game and what went on there, so I really haven’t thought why or what or anything else. But people keep asking me, and I keep saying, ‘Why didn’t (Bill) Belichick and Pete (Carroll) retire?’ Ask those old guys those questions,” Andy Reid on his future.
“But I’m the old guy now, so I guess I’m gonna be asked that. And I really haven’t gone there. I haven’t really thought about it.”
By virtue of Sunday’s win, Reid joins all-time greats such as Bill Walsh and Joe Gibbs with three Lombardi Trophies to his name. He’s behind only Bill Belichick (six) and Chuck Noll (four).
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Reid’s Chiefs overcome an overtime deficit in Sunday’s Super Bowl with Patrick Mahomes leading the team down the field on a 75-yard drive that culminated in a walk-off touchdown pass to Mecole Hardman. It represented one of the best Super Bowl games of all-time.
It also has Reid etching his name in stone as one of the greatest head coaches in NFL history. Kansas City has now won three Super Bowls over the past five seasons and is the league’s latest dynasty.
There really isn’t any reason for Reid to retire right now. His Chiefs are already one of the favorites to hoist the Lombardi next season. They are in the midst of a dynasty. Things are going swimmingly. Why give that up?