Andy Reid hints at retirement date and Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce won’t like it

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has confirmed that he still has some time ahead of him before retirement as he aims to become the first in NFL history to win three consecutive Lombardi Trophies.  Despite speculation about his future, the 66-year-old Reid remains focused on the task at hand rather than retirement.

Andy Reid on retirement timeline: I don’t really know

Reid, who has faced numerous questions about how long he will continue coaching, insists he isn’t ready to retire just yet.  He draws on advice from his parents to help gauge when the time will be right.  His current contract with the Chiefs runs through the 2029 season, and Reid acknowledges that it could be a point to consider stepping down.

“I know I’m on the bottom side of this thing and not on the top side of the net,”Reid commented on a recent interview with The Athletic.   “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.”

After back-to-back Super Bowl victories, Reid joined an elite group of coaches, including Bill Belichick, Chuck Noll, Joe Gibbs, and Bill Walsh, with three or more Super Bowl rings.   Achieving a three-peat would further solidify his legacy, but Reid isn’t preoccupied with that possibility.  “I don’t think a lot about that, but I think that would be pretty neat. A neat thing to do,” Reid remarked in February.

“You don’t really go there when you’re in this thing. You go back to your dark room and the film and the draft coming up and the combine. All those things, that’s kind of where you go. You’re not talking three-peat. Well, some guys do. You know, it’d be great.”

Andy Reid has plenty he could be worried about as the Chiefs attempt to win a third straight Super Bowl — but retirement and Travis Kelce’s relationship with Taylor Swift aren’t of his concern.

He spoke about both on The Athletic’s Scoop City podcast ⤵️https://t.co/R2YUQek5HR

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Chiefs’ tough road ahead in the AFC

Despite their recent success, the Chiefs have areas to improve.  Kansas City’s offense had a subpar season by their standards in 2023, finishing outside the top five in total offense for the first time with Patrick Mahomes as the starting quarterback.

The team struggled in both the AFC Championship Game and the first half of Super Bowl LVIII, scoring only three points by halftime.  Reid also acknowledged the challenges ahead in the AFC West, where competition remains fierce with coaching changes and strong teams.  “We’ve got great competition in the AFC West,” he said.

“We just had some hirings, coaching hirings. And these guys are good football coaches with good quarterbacks, good teams. And so, it’s not going to just be easy. It’s not how this thing rolls. We’ll have change over on our team, which every team has, so you don’t know what’s there. There’s a whole lot of unexpected, and you got to keep battling through it and have a good offseason. Then a good training camp and that ball is shaped kind of funny so it’s got to bounce for you in the right direction.”  As Reid enters his 26th season as a head coach, he sits fourth all-time in regular-season wins (258) and second in playoff wins (26).