• With speculation, again, running rampant that Andy Reid could walk away after 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs (25 as an NFL head coach including the Philadelphia Eagles, and 42 seasons in coaching), Reid was asked about the prospect of retirement during his news conference Wednesday. In response, he relayed advice he got from his mom and dad when they were working: He’d know when the time was right to walk away.
“That’s what they would tell me when I was young,” Reid said. “I was an inquisitive kid and so that’s the way I look [at it]. Somewhere you’re going to know when it’s time. Today’s not the day.”
And while people who work with Reid haven’t been told anything about that one way or the other, the people I’ve talked to don’t see him walking away after this season. One mentioned to me that regardless of how early you get to work, or how late you leave, it’s rare that you’ll pull into or out of the Chiefs’ parking lot and not see Reid’s car—a sign that his passion for the job hasn’t waned in the least.
Nonetheless, there is an expectation in some corners that he could take a week or two after the season to let things cool off before making anything final.
