Andy Reid is one of the most legendary coaches in NFL history. He has been involved in football since 1981 when he graduated from BYU and joined their coaching staff. He has been in the NFL since 1992 when he was hired as the Green Bay Packers assistant offensive line and tight ends coach.
He remained in Green Bay until 1998 when he was hired as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, a position he held until 2012. He is now the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won his only Super Bowl, in 2019.
Following a 3-13 season in 1998, the Philadelphia Eagles fired head coach Ray Rhodes and began a thorough search for a replacement. The Eagles considered hiring Holmgren to replace Rhodes, but Holmgren instead became head coach of the Seattle Seahawks and urged Eagles owner Jeff Lurie to hire Reid.
At the same time, Eagles president Joe Banner felt that the team needed a detail-oriented head coach after Rhodes’ steady decline. As Banner began his search for a new head coach, he asked general managers from other teams for names of coaches who players complained were overly detail-oriented; Reid’s name came up, and Reid emerged as a leading candidate for the Eagles’ head coaching job.
How many years did Andy Reid coach the Eagles?
Reid left the Eagles after 14 years to become the Kansas City Chiefs head coach.
When did Andy Reid leave the Eagles?
Reid was the Eagles’ head coach from 1999 to 2012, leading the team to five NFC title game appearances and a trip to the Super Bowl in 2004. Howie Roseman, the Eagles general manager who was recently named executive of the year by the Pro Football Writers of America, began his career under Reid.