Lately, Andy Reid‘s future has been a speaking level across the time of the Tremendous Bowl. On this occasion, although, the Chiefs are assured of getting their head coach for no less than yet one more marketing campaign.
“I used to be all the time stunned after I heard these [retirement] rumors as a result of I understand how a lot enjoyable Andy’s having,” proprietor Clark Hunt stated on Media Day on the Tremendous Bowl, by way of Cale Clinton of The Athletic. “He, in numerous methods, is rejuvenated by the success the staff’s had. Definitely, he’s matched with the quarterback that’s the right complement for him in Patrick [Mahomes]. I do know he loves what he’s doing. I do know for a reality he’s going to be again subsequent 12 months.”
Whereas that assertion is actually extra definitive than current ones relating to Reid’s rapid outlook, it comes as no shock. Reid – together with basic supervisor Brett Veach and president Mark Donovan – signed an extension last April. In consequence, he’s below contract via 2029. Veteran coaches can clearly select to retire with time period remaining on their offers, however in Reid’s case he’s set to have Mahomes out there for the foreseeable future.
Kansas Metropolis’s Tremendous Bowl LIX participation will mark the staff’s fifth look within the massive sport over the previous six years. Within the wake of that success, Reid has added significantly to his all-time marks. The 66-year-old has 273 common season wins, which locations him fourth in NFL historical past. Reid’s 28 postseason victories are the second-most, behind solely Invoice Belichick‘s 31.
With these figures together with three (maybe 4, in a single week’s time) Tremendous Bowls on his resume, Reid has little left to perform. He was the league’s oldest coach in 2024, and he can be second on that record subsequent 12 months with Pete Carroll taking on the Raiders. Veach has assumed a greater share of control relating to roster-building choices lately, with Reid ceding these tasks to an extent. That tandem will stay in place for no less than yet one more offseason, nevertheless.
Given the very fact Mahomes and different members of the Chiefs’ core aren’t going to be on the transfer within the close to future, the staff might be positioned for long-term stability via the rest of the 2020s. On the sidelines, that diploma of continuity will embody Reid carrying on his present capability.
