Kansas City fans know there will come a time when Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will play under a head coach other than Andy Reid. But team owner Clark Hunt said Monday, days away from the franchise’s fifth Super Bowl appearance in six years, that time is not soon.
“I was always surprised when I heard those rumors (of Reid’s retirement) because I know how much fun Andy’s having,” Hunt said. “He, in a lot of ways, is rejuvenated by the success the team’s had. Certainly, he’s matched with the quarterback that’s the perfect complement for him in Patrick. I know he loves what he’s doing.
“I know for a fact he’s going to be back next year.”
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— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) February 4, 2025
Reid, who turns 67 in March, was the oldest head coach in the NFL before the Las Vegas Raiders hired Pete Carroll, 73, in January. Reid has coached in the NFL since 1999, accruing 26 years of head-coaching experience with his last 12 coming in Kansas City.
The Chiefs coach currently sits fourth all-time in wins among head coaches at 273. His sixth Super Bowl berth — fifth with the Chiefs — ties him with Don Shula for second-most appearances all-time by a single head coach. Since Mahomes began starting in 2018, Kansas City has made the AFC Championship Game in seven straight seasons and finished with at least 12 regular-season wins in six of those.
Reid signed an extension with the Chiefs alongside general manager Brent Veach and team president Mark Donovan last April following the team’s third Super Bowl victory in the last five seasons. The deal would keep Reid in Kansas City through the 2029 season, if he doesn’t retire before then.
Reid addressed his retirement during a July 2024 interview with The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
“I know I’m on the bottom side of this thing and not on the top side of the net,” Reid said. “So as it’s coming, but I don’t know what it is. And, this is a great place to coach, and I’ve got good players. I’ll be 71 at the end of this contract, and that seems like really old, you know, I don’t really know. And, so I well, we’ll see, see where it all goes.”
Tight end Travis Kelce also touched on his future during Monday night’s media day.
“I feel like I have a lot of good football in me, but we’ll see what happens,” Kelce said. “I have a lot of other opportunities in my life.”
Kelce, 35, has had a record-breaking career. Among tight ends, Kelce currently sits a third all-time in career receptions (1,004) and receiving yards (12,151) and fifth in receiving touchdowns (77) in the regular season. He also has three of the five highest single-season yardage totals among tight ends, including a position-record 1,416 yards in 2020. Kelce and Mahomes have already set a record for the most playoff touchdowns by a single quarterback-receiver pair in NFL history.
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